General ROX Desktop linkmaker for antiX Linux

Edit 27.3.2025: New and the best desktop link maker for antiX linux. Probably works with other systems too.

ROX-linkmaker2-deb-package-and-script.zip

Code:

#!/bin/bash ## RPJ 27.3.2025 New version from rox linkmaker ## also for X and Y can make own entries, but it is easier to place to Desktop and drag icon where you want # rox /usr/share/applications | \ yad --dnd --geometry=600x200 --on-top --no-buttons --title=$"ROX desktop link" --text=$"Drag and drop application for desktop into this box " | while read selection do ## FILE=$(echo "$selection" | sed 's/file:\/\///') FILE2=$(sed 's/ /\\ /g' <<< "$FILE") sleep 0,1 echo "$FILE" > /tmp/file.txt sleep 0,1 cat /tmp/file.txt > /tmp/name0.txt sleep 0,1 grep Icon $(cat /tmp/file.txt) > /tmp/icon.txt sleep 0,1 ICON=$(cat /tmp/file.txt) sed -i 's/.desktop//g' /tmp/name0.txt sleep 0,1 cat /tmp/name0.txt | sed "s/.*\///" > /tmp/name.txt sleep 0,1 NAME=$(cat /tmp/name.txt) cp $HOME/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/ROX-Filer/pb_antiX-icewm $HOME/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/ROX-Filer/pb_antiX-icewm.backup cp $HOME/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/ROX-Filer/pb_antiX-icewm $HOME/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/ROX-Filer/pb_antiX-icewm.txt sed -i '$d' $HOME/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/ROX-Filer/pb_antiX-icewm.txt { echo "$ICON" echo '' } > /tmp/newicon.txt cat /tmp/newicon.txt >> $HOME/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/ROX-Filer/pb_antiX-icewm.txt cp $HOME/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/ROX-Filer/pb_antiX-icewm.txt $HOME/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/ROX-Filer/pb_antiX-icewm rm /tmp/newicon.txt /tmp/name.txt /tmp/name0.txt /tmp/icon.txt /tmp/file.txt ## If redshift is on, it runs more and more when restarting icewm killall redshift desktop-session-exit -R yad --center --width=500 --height=30 --text-align=center --title=$"ROX desktop link made" --text=$"New Desktop item is made" done

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Note 27.3.2025: Version under are made for antiX 22 which does not has no any Desktop linkmaker as default.

If not wanting to use drag and drop when making links to ROX Desktop, an alternative way is to use a script. For icon place can make own entries, but in the basic script link place is x=600 and y=600

The script rox-general-linkmaker

Edit: WordPress shows code wrong, so code is as a picture.