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godel10 · 03-17-2010, 05:36 AM

I am having some problems with the shortcuts. As fas as I know there are two kind of shortcuts (are there more?), one for directories and the other files.

I know how to create directory shortcuts. For example, a file "Co10.directory" with the contents

Code:

	[Desktop Entry]
	Version=1.0
	Type=Directory
	Path=/media/mmcblk0p1/System/Files/Papers/Co10c
	Name=Co10c

is a shortcut to the directory Co10c, and it works great.

On the other hand, I have some troubles with the syntax for file shortcuts; if I create a file "Co10.desktop" with the contents

Code:

	[Desktop Entry]
	Version=1.0
	Type=Link
	URL=file:///media/mmcblk0p1/System/Files/Papers/Co10c/Co10c.pdf
	Name=Co10c

then this shortcut is not working so well. I can open the file with this shortcut, but the problem is that in case I write some scribbles on the pdf file these scribles are not stored (i.e., next time I open the file my scribbles are gone). Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?

I have checked the "file shortcuts" created by the firmware (which indeed work well), and I see that they use a local path in the URL file. Does anyone know how to do it with a "full path" in the URL field?

03-17-2010, 05:36 AM	#1
godel10 Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 204 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Sony Librie, Irex DR1000S	DR1000S: How to create file shortcuts using a full path? I am having some problems with the shortcuts. As fas as I know there are two kind of shortcuts (are there more?), one for directories and the other files. I know how to create directory shortcuts. For example, a file "Co10.directory" with the contents Code: [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Directory Path=/media/mmcblk0p1/System/Files/Papers/Co10c Name=Co10c is a shortcut to the directory Co10c, and it works great. On the other hand, I have some troubles with the syntax for file shortcuts; if I create a file "Co10.desktop" with the contents Code: [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Link URL=file:///media/mmcblk0p1/System/Files/Papers/Co10c/Co10c.pdf Name=Co10c then this shortcut is not working so well. I can open the file with this shortcut, but the problem is that in case I write some scribbles on the pdf file these scribles are not stored (i.e., next time I open the file my scribbles are gone). Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? I have checked the "file shortcuts" created by the firmware (which indeed work well), and I see that they use a local path in the URL file. Does anyone know how to do it with a "full path" in the URL field?