Ha!! i am on ubuntu 11.04..i was customizing it the other day!!(applying themes,icons,conky and the likes..)..now i realize that the the "Create launcher..." option you get when you right click on the desktop doesn't create a new launcher!!
...i checked the global menu under file..only to realize that the option was missing!!(only the create document and folder showed up)!!..i googled in vain!! any help here??? plzz