Idesk linkmaker for Idesktop

One way to get desktop icons to IceWM desktop is to use Idesk. Desktop links can made by hand, but it easier to make using a script. More info from Idesk from https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Idesk

This script needs Yad package to be installed.

28.3.2025: New and the best idesk-linkmaker2

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

idesk-linkmaker-rpm-package-and-script.zip

Code:

#!/bin/bash ## RPJ 28.3.2025 New version from Idesk linkmaker # Works only then when icon is write correctly in desktop-file (path and type) # # xdg-open must be right configured # Query about current mimetype: # xdg-mime query default inode/directory # Test about current mimetype: # XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP='X-Generic' xdg-open ~ # Change default mimetype (if wanting caja): # xdg-mime default caja.desktop inode/directory # xdg-open /usr/share/applications | \ yad --dnd --geometry=600x200 --on-top --no-buttons --title=$"Idesk desktop link program" --text=$"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 sed -i 's/.desktop//g' /tmp/name0.txt sleep 0,1 cat /tmp/name0.txt | sed "s/.*\///" > /tmp/name.txt pkill yad


NAME=$(cat /tmp/name.txt)
xdg-open /usr/bin | \

yad --dnd --geometry=600x200 --on-top --no-buttons --title=$"Idesk desktop link program" --text=$"Drag and drop program for desktop link into this box " | while read selection

do

##

PROG1=$(echo "$selection" | sed 's/file:\/\///')

PROG2=$(sed 's/ /\\ /g' <<< "$PROG1")
sleep 0,1
echo "$PROG2" > /tmp/prog.txt

pkill yad
PROG=$(cat /tmp/prog.txt)
xdg-open /usr/share/icons | \

yad --dnd --geometry=600x200 --on-top --no-buttons --title=$"Idesk desktop link icon" --text=$"Drag and drop icon for desktop link into this box " | while read selection

do

#

ICON1=$(echo "$selection" | sed 's/file:\/\///')

ICON2=$(sed 's/ /\\ /g' <<< "$ICON1")
sleep 0,1
echo "$ICON2" > /tmp/icon.txt

pkill yad
ICON=$(cat /tmp/icon.txt)
mkdir -p $HOME/.idesktop

{

echo 'table Icon'

echo "Caption: $NAME"

echo "ToolTip.Caption: $NAME"

echo "Icon: $ICON"

echo 'Width: 48'

echo 'Height: 48'

echo 'X: 400'

echo 'Y: 400'

echo "Command[0]: $PROG"

echo 'end'

} > $HOME/.idesktop/$NAME.lnk
KILLIDESK=$(killall idesk & sleep 0,1 && idesk &)

/bin/bash -c "$KILLIDESK"