desktop file location

[Marko Vojinovic]

On Fri, 02 Aug 2013 12:44:26 -0500
g <geleem at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> as mentioned in 1st post, i did not receive any reply from sl list. a
> little surprising, but, then again, what to expect from a bunch of
> "nuke heads". ;=)
> 
> i should have made it easier all around to prevent confusion and make
> my question more clear, so...
> 
> if you will have a look at this url;
> 
>   http://imageshack.us/content_round.php?page=done&id=4tHclZ6il56ql6TZ0e2YmunS3A

I don't see anything on this url, it requires me to register and log
in. Please provide a better url, that one can access without
restrictions.

> which is from root's desktop, you can see most of what i am referring
> to on upper left of "desktop". in addition, to be more proper,
> objection of question is "desktop folder".
> 
> what is missing in snapshot, as it would not continue showing when i
> opened snapshot prog, is the "sidebar" that  appears to right of
> "desktop folder" when one clicks inside "desktop folder".

I still have a hard time understanding what you are talking about.

Aside from the fact that this is probably a wrong list to ask this
question (try to be more elaborate on the SL mailing list, include more
details, provide a better Subject title... you might get more
attention...), you should first of all state some relevant information,
since most people here are not familiar with Scientific Linux:

* what desktop environment are you using (Gnome, KDE, XFCE, LXDE, Sugar,
  Mate, ...)?
* which version of that desktop (look up the "about" option in the
"help" menus of native applications)?

Second, you need to express yourself using appropriate terminology.
Within a given DE, in addition to a background, there are desktops,
workspaces, windows, panels, widgets, popups, trays, menus, icons,
plasmoids, launchers, docks, corners, edges, bars, buttons, sliders,
tabs, etc...

You need to learn which of these names represents which objects
on the screen (use [1], [2] and google!), and then use an appropriate
name to describe what you did to which object, and how to revert to a
previous state.

Then people will understand what is going on and probably be able to
help you.

HTH, :-)
Marko

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface_elements
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUI_widget#List_of_common_generic_widgets