creating document/folder

Press ALT+F2 and run:

nautilus -q

On 03/30/2013 03:51 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #225492 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/225492
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Press ALT+F2 and run:
>
> nautilus -q
>
Hello actionparsnip
no change after running that command
thanks
John

Hi John. You can always use 'mkdir' (for directory) or 'touch' (for file) commands to create a new ones doc/folder. If you want to do this on the Desktop, it might look this way:

,-----[ Create file and folder ]
| cd /home/user_name/Desktop
| mkdir folder_name
| touch file_name
`-----

But it probably is not a solution for your problem. In my case, everything works okay. I can create folder and file on the Desktop by clicking mouse right button.

Best regards!

May help
http://askubuntu.com/questions/140944/i-cannot-right-click-on-the-desktop

first try:

killall nautilus

http://askubuntu.com/questions/36512/right-clicking-on-the-unity-desktop-does-nothing-ideas

On 03/30/2013 08:11 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #225492 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/225492
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> May help
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/140944/i-cannot-right-click-on-the-desktop
>
> first try:
>
> killall nautilus
>
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/36512/right-clicking-on-the-unity-
> desktop-does-nothing-ideas
>
hello actionparsnip
great progress following those instructions........right clicking now
works except that I cant
create an empty doc but can create folder and now can change desktop
background etc
john

On 03/30/2013 07:25 PM, daniel CURTIS wrote:
> Your question #225492 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/225492
>
> daniel CURTIS posted a new comment:
> Hi John. You can always use 'mkdir' (for directory) or 'touch' (for
> file) commands to create a new ones doc/folder. If you want to do this
> on the Desktop, it might look this way:
>
> ,-----[ Create file and folder ]
> | cd /home/user_name/Desktop
> | mkdir folder_name
> | touch file_name
> `-----
>
> But it probably is not a solution for your problem. In my case,
> everything works okay. I can create folder and file on the Desktop by
> clicking mouse right button.
>
> Best regards!
>
thanks Daniel for your suggestion
john

If you put a file in ~/Templates then it will appear in the 'New file' menu. Save blank libreoffices files there too and you can make them too :-)

Very convenient, easier than Windows.

On 03/30/2013 09:56 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #225492 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/225492
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> If you put a file in ~/Templates then it will appear in the 'New file'
> menu. Save blank libreoffices files there too and you can make them too
> :-)
>
> Very convenient, easier than Windows.
>
dont quite know how to do that ...
can you help
John
thanks

Open libreOffice, hit save and save in the Templates folder in home. Nothing technical.....

You can make a blank file template with:

touch ~/Templates/Blank\ File