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no doubt I'm 'selling coals to Newcastle' posting this, but I wanted to
have the Computer icon in the panel, but couldn't see a way to do it,
but since I have the Home folder in the panel, I added the Computer icon
to it's toolbar. Now the computer folder is just one extra click away.-a :)
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On 8/16/25 10:28 PM, Felix wrote:

no doubt I'm 'selling coals to Newcastle' posting this, but I wanted to have the Computer
icon in the panel, but couldn't see a way to do it, but since I have the Home folder in
the panel, I added the Computer icon to it's toolbar. Now the computer folder is just one
extra click away.-a :)

What is a "computer icon"? A image of a computer? A link to root?
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Alan K. wrote:

On 8/16/25 10:28 PM, Felix wrote:

no doubt I'm 'selling coals to Newcastle' posting this, but I wanted
to have the Computer icon in the panel, but couldn't see a way to do
it, but since I have the Home folder in the panel, I added the
Computer icon to it's toolbar. Now the computer folder is just one
extra click away.-a :)

What is a "computer icon"?-a-a A image of a computer?-a-a A link to root?

It's 'my Computer' as it appears in the menu .. https://auslink.info/linux/computer0.png

This is it on the desktop .. https://auslink.info/linux/computer1.png
in the Home menu ..-a-a https://auslink.info/linux/computer2.png
and if you click it .. https://auslink.info/linux/computer3.png

I'm still learning LM, and transitioning from Windows, so I'm only used
to how windows does things.
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On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:47:30 +1000, Felix wrote:

I'm still learning LM, and transitioning from Windows, so I'm only used
to how windows does things.

I just started up Dolphin, and in its main list at the left, the top two
items are rCLHomerCY (the root directory of your user area) and rCLRootrCY (the
root directory of your entire system). Presumably one of those is what yourCOre looking for.

I imagine other file managers are similar.
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Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:47:30 +1000, Felix wrote:

I'm still learning LM, and transitioning from Windows, so I'm only used
to how windows does things.

I just started up Dolphin, and in its main list at the left, the top two items are rCLHomerCY (the root directory of your user area) and rCLRootrCY (the
root directory of your entire system). Presumably one of those is what yourCOre looking for.

I imagine other file managers are similar.

this is the menu I have in the Home folder .. https://auslink.info/linux/menu.png
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On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:40:27 +1000, Felix wrote:

Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:47:30 +1000, Felix wrote:

I'm still learning LM, and transitioning from Windows, so I'm only
used to how windows does things.

I just started up Dolphin, and in its main list at the left, the top
two items are rCLHomerCY (the root directory of your user area) and rCLRootrCY
(the root directory of your entire system). Presumably one of those is
what yourCOre looking for.

I imagine other file managers are similar.

this is the menu I have in the Home folder .. https://auslink.info/linux/menu.png

Either look at the options for configuring that file manager, or try a different one.
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Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:40:27 +1000, Felix wrote:

Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:47:30 +1000, Felix wrote:

I'm still learning LM, and transitioning from Windows, so I'm only
used to how windows does things.

I just started up Dolphin, and in its main list at the left, the top
two items are rCLHomerCY (the root directory of your user area) and rCLRootrCY
(the root directory of your entire system). Presumably one of those is
what yourCOre looking for.

I imagine other file managers are similar.

this is the menu I have in the Home folder ..
https://auslink.info/linux/menu.png

Either look at the options for configuring that file manager, or try a different one.

I don't have a problem with it
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On 8/18/25 6:53 AM, Felix wrote:

Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:40:27 +1000, Felix wrote:

Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:47:30 +1000, Felix wrote:

I'm still learning LM, and transitioning from Windows, so I'm only
used to how windows does things.

I just started up Dolphin, and in its main list at the left, the top
two items are rCLHomerCY (the root directory of your user area) and rCLRootrCY
(the root directory of your entire system). Presumably one of those is >>>> what yourCOre looking for.

I imagine other file managers are similar.

this is the menu I have in the Home folder ..
https://auslink.info/linux/menu.png

Either look at the options for configuring that file manager, or try a
different one.

I don't have a problem with it

In settings -> desktop there are slide switches to add icons on the desktop. Computer
and home are two of them. Is this what you are looking for?
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Alan K. wrote:

On 8/18/25 6:53 AM, Felix wrote:

Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:40:27 +1000, Felix wrote:

Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:47:30 +1000, Felix wrote:

I'm still learning LM, and transitioning from Windows, so I'm only >>>>>> used to how windows does things.

I just started up Dolphin, and in its main list at the left, the top >>>>> two items are rCLHomerCY (the root directory of your user area) and >>>>> rCLRootrCY
(the root directory of your entire system). Presumably one of
those is
what yourCOre looking for.

I imagine other file managers are similar.

this is the menu I have in the Home folder ..
https://auslink.info/linux/menu.png

Either look at the options for configuring that file manager, or try a
different one.

I don't have a problem with it

In settings -> desktop there are slide switches to add icons on the desktop.-a-a Computer and home are two of them.-a Is this what you are looking for?

there seems to be some confusion. I wasn't looking for anything. I
answered your question in reply to my original post. you asked..

" What is a "computer icon"?-a-a A image of a computer?-a-a A link to root? "

Check all the posts in this thread.
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On 8/18/25 9:28 AM, Felix wrote:

Alan K. wrote:

On 8/18/25 6:53 AM, Felix wrote:

Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:40:27 +1000, Felix wrote:

Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:47:30 +1000, Felix wrote:

I'm still learning LM, and transitioning from Windows, so I'm only >>>>>>> used to how windows does things.

I just started up Dolphin, and in its main list at the left, the top >>>>>> two items are rCLHomerCY (the root directory of your user area) and rCLRootrCY
(the root directory of your entire system). Presumably one of those is >>>>>> what yourCOre looking for.

I imagine other file managers are similar.

this is the menu I have in the Home folder ..
https://auslink.info/linux/menu.png

Either look at the options for configuring that file manager, or try a >>>> different one.

I don't have a problem with it

In settings -> desktop there are slide switches to add icons on the desktop.-a-a Computer
and home are two of them.-a Is this what you are looking for?

there seems to be some confusion. I wasn't looking for anything. I answered your question
in reply to my original post. you asked..

" What is a "computer icon"?-a-a A image of a computer?-a-a A link to root? "

Check all the posts in this thread.

I did read them and the simple answer became some complex, mixed up, group of stats/info.
Seriously I got lost.
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On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 23:28:32 +1000, Felix wrote:

I wasn't looking for anything.

So why did you start this thread?
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Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 23:28:32 +1000, Felix wrote:

I wasn't looking for anything.

So why did you start this thread?

I explained an easy way to access the computer folder from the home folder
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On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:26:04 +1000, Felix wrote:

Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 23:28:32 +1000, Felix wrote:

I wasn't looking for anything.

So why did you start this thread?

I explained an easy way to access the computer folder from the home
folder

It can be helpful to ignore postings that donrCOt concern you. That also
helps with the signal-to-noise ratio in the group.
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Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:26:04 +1000, Felix wrote:

Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 23:28:32 +1000, Felix wrote:

I wasn't looking for anything.

So why did you start this thread?

I explained an easy way to access the computer folder from the home
folder

It can be helpful to ignore postings that donrCOt concern you. That also helps with the signal-to-noise ratio in the group.

I posted. I wasn't replying to anyone. so tell it to someone else.
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