I am a bash shell programmer and I create programs on occasional basis.
Now, I dont want my programs to be run by typing out its name at a command line. I want to make it as user friendly as possible. I want to create icons on the desktop so users can click on it. mind you, I said "desktop icons" not "panel applets".
Also, is there anyway i can design my own icons instead of picking from the list of icons given to me by my operating system which is Linux Red Hat 7.2
I think there is something in KDE that lets you edit these icons, I suggest you run a search. I think this app. is in the KDE menu, but i'm not too sure...
Well, I dont use KDE, so I'm a little rusty, but put a link to the file from the shell script onto your desktop, and under the properties, make sure is says run in terminal.
I was right! there is an application in the K menu called something obvious like 'Edit Icons' or something like that. If it's not there, try installing random packages!