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HI ALL,
This maybe a newbie question, but can't figure it out.
On Linux or Windows you would right click the desktop and make a shortcut or link to application and that would be that.
On OS-X I find myself perplexed by this seemingly easy task.
I want to create a Shortcut (aka Alias) on the desktop to GIMP program which runs under X11. GIMP program resides in /sw/bin/gimp and I can launch it from the terminal command line or add it to X11 menu and launch it from there, but what I really want is a icon on my desktop. Now if the program resides in the Application folder I could make an Alias of it, but the GIMP program does not appear there.
So, any ideas of how to do this?
Thanks,
Joe :doctor:
This maybe a newbie question, but can't figure it out.
On Linux or Windows you would right click the desktop and make a shortcut or link to application and that would be that.
On OS-X I find myself perplexed by this seemingly easy task.
I want to create a Shortcut (aka Alias) on the desktop to GIMP program which runs under X11. GIMP program resides in /sw/bin/gimp and I can launch it from the terminal command line or add it to X11 menu and launch it from there, but what I really want is a icon on my desktop. Now if the program resides in the Application folder I could make an Alias of it, but the GIMP program does not appear there.
So, any ideas of how to do this?
Thanks,
Joe :doctor: