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Message #147962
[Bug 1278437] Re: can't move link type .desktop files around on desktop
This is a very basic desktop usability issue. Its a shame it still persists, now 2 years later in version 15.10
This is the sort of thing that makes Ubuntu unusable for regular human beings. It should have been long gone...
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1278437
Title:
can't move link type .desktop files around on desktop
Status in Nautilus:
Fix Released
Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Bug description:
* Impact
links can't be moved on the desktop
* Test case
Save the following as e.g. test.desktop in your ~/Desktop folder and
try to move it around on the desktop:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Link
Name=test
URL=https://launchpad.net/index.html
* Regression potential
Dnd should keep working
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If I have a .desktop file with Type=Link on my desktop and try to move
it around it doesn't stay where I drop it but goes back where it was
before and tries to download the URL it is referring to instead.
Save the following as e.g. test.desktop in your ~/Desktop folder and
try to move it around on the desktop:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Link
Name=test
URL=https://launchpad.net/index.html
This affects at least 13.10 and 14.04.
In 13.10 Nautilus crashes if the URL as a file:// URL referring to a
file on your desktop.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-7.26-generic 3.13.1
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-7-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Feb 10 14:06:24 2014
GsettingsChanges:
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (122 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta i386 (20130925.1)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/zsh
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-12-07 (64 days ago)
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