how to i setup an icon on the desktop to only appear when a certain device is mounted. ex: have a gnomemeeting icon appear when i plug in my webcam.

I was cleaning my desktop and accidently deleted the gnomemeeting icon that appears when i plug in the usb webcam

not sure exactly what you're asking here. do you mean you deleted the desktop shortcut for gnome meeting? if so, just restart (what DE are you using? KDE? Gnome?) your DE with the usb device plugged in. that icon is dynamically linked............ if your usb camera isn't plugged in, the shortcut won't appear & vice versa. if you mean you deleted the icon associated with gnome meeting itself, just right click the shortcut->click on the icon box & choose another from the galleries supplied.

otis

My impression is that when the USB device is plugged in, rather than the more common device icon associated with removeable media such as a CD-ROM, if the device is a webcam, the icon for gnome meeting is displayed (since there's nothing much to do with a webcam but open the associated app, rather than the device itself).

I would suggest that blvdeast right click on a desktop shortcut, scroll down to the "disks" menu and see if the USB device is listed there and re-check it (so that it again appears when plugged in), or open the Trash Can, see if the shortcut/icon is still there, and if so return it to the desktop.

Hope this helps.