[X-Newbies] Computer icon on desktop.

[Brian Durant]

Hi Al,

No, I understand all of that. What I am looking for is a desktop icon
similar to the Finder sidebar ditto for my computer. If you have a
standard folder pane, the upper section lists your computer, network,
Mac HD and any other volumes that are mounted, depending on the prefs
that are set in the Finder. I just find it irritating that I can't
choose to (for example) have a computer icon on the desktop rather
than a Mac HD icon and volume icons..

Cheers,

Brian


On 10/11/06, J <themacintoshlady at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Do you mean the Computer (HD) icon? Finder Prefs>General has a place
> to check that off.
>
> You can save things to the desktop, or make an alias wherever the
> item resides and then move it to the desktop, either for an app or
> document.
>
> On Oct 11, 2006, at 10:42 AM, Al Poulin wrote:
>
> > On Oct 11, 2006, at 9:59 AM, Brian Durant wrote:
> >
> >> Anyone know of a way to add a computer icon to the OS X desktop? I
> >> have checked both Finder and System prefs with no luck. I am using
> >> Tiger 10.4.8 on a G5 single.
> >
> > Hello Brian:
> >
> > What icon do you mean?  I move some by dragging.  Some I can copy
> > and drag.  Some show up after downloading software.  In Mail, I can
> > make attachment icons appear.  When I create a document in word
> > processing, I can save it to the Desktop.  But if I drag an icon
> > from the Dock or the Sidebar, it just goes up in smoke.
> >
> > Al Poulin
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