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In Windows you can right click on a file, icon next to the URL address from a browser, an application, or a folder and then drag to the Desktop to create a quick convenient shortcut to opening/launching those. On my Mac I can do similar with "aliases".
Both above solutions are simple mouse gestures.
How can you do the same with Ubuntu 10.04 or 10.10?
I've already searched (below) but I either don't think these are going to work (can't try out at moment, not on Ubuntu machine) as they refer to middle mouse button (but this is purely the scroll wheel, right?) or using a command line - I don't want to have to do that every time I want to create a shortcut.
Searched superuser.com too but no answers - though I would be very happy to be corrected if there is a answer.
Depressing the scroll wheel should be (that is, it's dependent on your actual mouse, but 99% of scroll wheel mice are like this) the middle mouse button, yes. – None – 2010-10-15T10:24:24.453