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====Creating a Desktop Icon====
Drag the relevant file, which has executable permission, to the desktop from a ROX-Filer (file manager) window that is already open.

Applications that are shown in the menu are listed at: ///usr/share/applications//

See also http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=45449.

==={{color text="Selecting a Desktop Icon Image" c="green"}}===
Right-click on a desktop icon and select: //File 'nameoficon' > Set Icon...//; then drag a chosen .png file from a relevant ROX-Filer window into the box that has opened.

==={{color text="Modifying Desktop Icon Appearance" c="green"}}===
Right-click on any desktop icon, then choose: //ROX-Filer > Options > Pinboard//
add desktop icons by opening any folder creating icon and dragging onto desktop

===Desktop Icon Sets===
- file-system location: ///usr/local/lib/X11/themes//
- repository: http://puppy.b0x.me/desktop-iconsets

===Taskbar Icons===
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=515419#515419