Do no need .name.desktop format for loopable wallpaper
Im testing my wallpaper packs and left my usb cable at home so had to transfer the files over via bluetooth.
when I went to transfer my gundam one the .gundam.desktop file caused the N900 to give me a pop up window that said "files can not start with a "." so I took off the "." and it is now just named gundam.desktop I applied it as my new wallpaper as it shows up in my selections and it works fine. So I can pretty confidently say all the tutorials I have seen claiming that you must name it with a "." first are incorrect, and all that matters is that the file has the .desktop extension with the right coding inside. I'll confirm 100% when I get home by directly placing a file on the N900 via mass storage mode setup the same way. |
Re: Do no need .name.desktop format for loopable wallpaper
The dot is used to hide the file so it doesn't show up in file manager.
You probably had problems copying it because it's on a vfat filesystem, which prefers the filename.extension format. |
Re: Do no need .name.desktop format for loopable wallpaper
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But yeah it works without it, and I had no option to transfer it otherwise. I may be able to rename it again with the "." via file manager. I'll try that now... and... nope it wont let me says file can not start with "." I would ponder you can do it from the x terminal manually or something but I know nothing about linux commands. |
Re: Do no need .name.desktop format for loopable wallpaper
AFAIK, it's just Explorer that is anal-retentive regarding making files/folders with a dot as the first character. mkdir .whatever works fine in Windows' Command Prompt, for example.
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Very basic linux terminal tutorial Start Terminal: You'll see something like this: Code:
~ $ To list files you can type Code:
ls Code:
ls -al To change directory you can type Code:
cd nameOfDirectory Code:
cd ~ Code:
cd Code:
mv originalName newName Code:
cd MyDocs/.images .images appears as Images in your file manager similar for .documents, .sounds, .videos etc. To exit the terminal you can: * Press the X in the top right corner * Type exit and press enter * Press ctrl-D (which simulates an EOF character and basically does the same thing as typing exit) Always try to be careful when using the terminal - it's powerful. |
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