Show text file contents on it's icon
0
I have Ubuntu 18.04 with Unity desktop environment.
Is there a way to display text file contents on it's icon on the desktop?
unity 18.04
asked Dec 20 '18 at 23:20
J DoeJ Doe
1
add a comment |
0
I have Ubuntu 18.04 with Unity desktop environment.
Is there a way to display text file contents on it's icon on the desktop?
unity 18.04
asked Dec 20 '18 at 23:20
J DoeJ Doe
1
3
I think not - how would it display my 6848 line text file? Scroll?
– waltinator
Dec 20 '18 at 23:53
@waltinator it would display just as much as it fits. And also such feature was present in old Ubuntu versions with GNOME DE.
– J Doe
Dec 21 '18 at 11:37
add a comment |
0
0
0
I have Ubuntu 18.04 with Unity desktop environment.
Is there a way to display text file contents on it's icon on the desktop?
unity 18.04
asked Dec 20 '18 at 23:20
J DoeJ Doe
1
I have Ubuntu 18.04 with Unity desktop environment.
Is there a way to display text file contents on it's icon on the desktop?
unity 18.04
unity 18.04
asked Dec 20 '18 at 23:20
J DoeJ Doe
1
asked Dec 20 '18 at 23:20
J DoeJ Doe
1
asked Dec 20 '18 at 23:20
J DoeJ Doe
1
asked Dec 20 '18 at 23:20
J DoeJ Doe
1
asked Dec 20 '18 at 23:20
J DoeJ Doe
1
1
3
I think not - how would it display my 6848 line text file? Scroll?
– waltinator
Dec 20 '18 at 23:53
@waltinator it would display just as much as it fits. And also such feature was present in old Ubuntu versions with GNOME DE.
– J Doe
Dec 21 '18 at 11:37
add a comment |
3
I think not - how would it display my 6848 line text file? Scroll?
– waltinator
Dec 20 '18 at 23:53
@waltinator it would display just as much as it fits. And also such feature was present in old Ubuntu versions with GNOME DE.
– J Doe
Dec 21 '18 at 11:37
3
3
I think not - how would it display my 6848 line text file? Scroll?
– waltinator
Dec 20 '18 at 23:53
I think not - how would it display my 6848 line text file? Scroll?
– waltinator
Dec 20 '18 at 23:53
@waltinator it would display just as much as it fits. And also such feature was present in old Ubuntu versions with GNOME DE.
– J Doe
Dec 21 '18 at 11:37
@waltinator it would display just as much as it fits. And also such feature was present in old Ubuntu versions with GNOME DE.
– J Doe
Dec 21 '18 at 11:37
add a comment |
0
active
oldest
votes
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "89"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
draft saved
draft discarded
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2faskubuntu.com%2fquestions%2f1103476%2fshow-text-file-contents-on-its-icon%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
0
active
oldest
votes
0
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
draft saved
draft discarded
Thanks for contributing an answer to Ask Ubuntu!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
draft saved
draft discarded
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2faskubuntu.com%2fquestions%2f1103476%2fshow-text-file-contents-on-its-icon%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
3
I think not - how would it display my 6848 line text file? Scroll?
– waltinator
Dec 20 '18 at 23:53
@waltinator it would display just as much as it fits. And also such feature was present in old Ubuntu versions with GNOME DE.
– J Doe
Dec 21 '18 at 11:37