How to Create a Linked Icon

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How to Create a Linked Icon?

You can create a linked icon in two ways:

  • by creating a link to a selected icon
  • by creating a linked icon in the current window and changing the pathname to another directory


To create a link to a selected icon:

  • Select the icon to which you want to create a link.
  • Choose Link from the Edit menu.
    A link to the selected icon is copied to the QuickSilver clipboard. The linked icon's name is the same as the original but appears in italic.
  • Open the container in which you want the link.
  • Choose Paste from the Edit menu.
    The linked icon appears in the current container.


To create a link to another directory:

  • Choose Link from the Edit menu.
    A host directory icon labeled NoName appears in the current window
  • Select the NoName icon
  • Choose File Properties from the File menu.
    The File Properties dialog box appears.
  • Choose the Interleaf Info sheet.
  • Delete NoName from the Name text box, and type the desktop name you want for the icon.
  • Choose a QuickSilver container type for the icon from the Class drop-down list.
  • Choose the File Info sheet.
  • Delete the pathname in the Link To text box, and type the pathname of the directory to which you want to link the icon.
  • Click OK


NOTE: When you create a linked icon, you own the linked icon, but the target icon retains its original owner.


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