Bug 461225

Summary:	[Feature Request] Ability to generate a shortcut of a file/folder, in the Desktop folder.
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Lemuel Simon <lemuelsimon32>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	kfm-devel, lemuelsimon32, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version:	22.08.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Windows Explorer, shortcut to desktop.

Description Lemuel Simon 2022-10-31 00:38:19 UTC

Created attachment 153345 [details]
Windows Explorer, shortcut to desktop.

SUMMARY
This feature is basically a rip-off of an ability Windows Explorer has: being able to create a shortcut of a file or folder, on the Desktop. I think it would be a neat addition to folks that have desktop icons enabled, and to Windows refugees (done in part by the Steam Deck). Symlinks already do the job well, but it isn't as intuitive as 'Right-click > Copy to > Copy to Desktop (Shortcut)'. There's also a third-party service by Intika that allows this: https://store.kde.org/p/1290373 .


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Leap 15.4
KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.99.0
Qt Version: 5.15.6
Kernel Version: 5.14.21-150400.24.21-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i5-3320M CPU @ 2.60GHz
Memory: 7.6 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa DRI Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 2347G2U
System Version: ThinkPad T430

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2022-11-01 13:32:07 UTC

Keep in mind that we're not trying to explicitly copy Windows. See https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/Design/Lessons_Learned#Copying_other_platforms.

To create a shortcut on the desktop, you can drag the thing to the desktop and click "Link here" in the little popup menu that appears. Arguably this approach is more intuitive than using a context menu that has a "make a link to this thing on the desktop" menu item, which is an oddly specific and fairly random-feeling thing for it to have. Our system is universal and generic; you can make links anywhere in the same way. But "intuitive" is often used synonymously with "what I'm used to, so if you don't agree, what's why Dolphin is extensible with 3rd-party plugins, and the one you found that mimics the relevant Windows featureseems like an adequate solution.