create shortcuts

graham · Post by **graham** » 03 Sep 2007 14:55

I see there are methods in the context menu to create a shortcut but is it possible, as in IE, to create a shortcut directly to the desktop?

Sorry if this answer is buried in the help but XYplorer is so feature rich it is sometimes quite difficult to find an answer.

Post by **serendipity** » 03 Sep 2007 15:09

Oh, thats also in the context menu. right click a file/folder and under "send to" menu you will find "Desktop (create shortcut)".

graham · Post by **graham** » 03 Sep 2007 15:14

Thanks for that - I knew it must be there but it does highlight the problem of meaningful context menus - there is a Create Shortcut item so should this also have a desktop incorporated at that point as a logical destination? I never use Send To and thus did not see it, so maybe it is down to me.

Post by **serendipity** » 03 Sep 2007 15:30

Hmmm... but I thought explorer also has "create shortcut on desktop" placed inside "sent to" menu.
Maybe you can use right-click drag and drop context menu. its more flexible, you can drag onto tree or catalog or any tab.

graham · Post by **graham** » 03 Sep 2007 16:27

Hmmm... but I thought explorer also has "create shortcut on desktop" placed inside "sent to" menu.
Maybe you can use right-click drag and drop context menu. its more flexible, you can drag onto tree or catalog or any tab

In IE you can drag and drop onto the desktop but in the case of XY you can't drag and drop a shortcut and have to use the Send To. You can copy or move to but not create a shortcut. I would like to see the drag and drop include a shortcut to the desktop as well - maybe this should be moved to a Wish.
Thanks for your help.

Post by **admin** » 03 Sep 2007 17:30

graham wrote:
Hmmm... but I thought explorer also has "create shortcut on desktop" placed inside "sent to" menu.
Maybe you can use right-click drag and drop context menu. its more flexible, you can drag onto tree or catalog or any tab
In IE you can drag and drop onto the desktop but in the case of XY you can't drag and drop a shortcut and have to use the Send To. You can copy or move to but not create a shortcut. I would like to see the drag and drop include a shortcut to the desktop as well - maybe this should be moved to a Wish.
Thanks for your help.

You don't have to wish it. It has been wished before, and I wished I could do it myself, but I can't. For mysterious reasons it is not possible.