LKBEN11627: How to create a desktop shortcut for an URL with firefox
Symptom
You need to create a shortcut to an url.
Cause
Used a lot for intranet locations.
Solution
To create a desktop shortcut with firefox, you need to click on the padlock icon on the left of the URL and drag it to the desktop or folder and drop it there. (the yellow in the screenshot)
While dragging, you will see the a shortcut icon and the URL. You can rename the icon if needed.
The Icon is a Webdocument. Here an example for the Lubby Website.
Have fun.
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Author: - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG
Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.
Latest update: 30.12.2022