Thank you guys for helping me with this
problem!
Tim, they didn't appear in the square of icons.
I agree with Dave and Robert about not using LibreOffice Writer,
even with saving it as a .txt file. There must still be some non
printing characters retained.
I downloaded "nano-editor" and after realising that it was so
simple it needed running from the Command line, I created the two
files. They are initially saved at "Home" (or in your working
directory) and I then moved them to Desktop.
Once they are on the Desktop, they had to be enabled by setting
"Enable Launching".
Is there a way of moving them to the Favourites bar? Drag and drop
didn't work.
Once again, many thanks.
On 01/05/2023 19:01, Robert Heller
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I strongly agree with Dave about NOT using LibreOffice Writer to edit *text*
(configuration, data, etc.) files. LibreOffice Writer is a *word processor*
and is not really meant to be used as a plain text editor. It is all about
editing *typeset* documentations. Linux has a whole selection of proper text
editors, from nano (super simple) to emacs (super complex), specificly
designed to edit plain text files (ASCII).
At Mon, 01 May 2023 12:52:05 -0500 "Dave Sand" <ds@...> wrote:
Jeremy,
The Linux install was recently upgraded. See
I recommend you use the Linux text editor instead of LibreOffice Writer.
Dave Sand
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From: "jeremy.thompson2 via groups.io" <jeremy.thompson2@...>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [jmriusers] Installation of JMRI on Ubuntu 22.04
Date: Monday, May 01, 2023 12:08 PM
I am following the Guide for installation of JMRI on UBUNTU 22.04. It has all gone successfully, until the last step. I can run PanelPro and Decoder Pro from the command line but I would like to have desktop icons.
I have followed the procedure to create the active Icons for both Panel Pro and Decoder Pro. However, neither of them work. I get the error message "This desktop file has errors, or points to a program without permissions. It cannot be executed." All the files, the desktop text files and the "Exec" files are all executable.
I created the desktop files in LibreOffice Writer and saved the files as .txt files. I then removed the .txt at the end of the name. Is there more I need to do to these text files?
Thank you.
Jeremy
