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Public bug reported:

Basics:

This is with the "dev" repo enabled and UGR fully updated on the date of
this bug report.

Gnome Tweak Tool is at version, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~build1

UGR is installed on Ubuntu 11.04 final (amd64)

To duplicate:

At a fresh login, launch Gnome Tweak Tool ("Tweak advanced settings")
and under "File Manager" in the left sidebar, set "Have file manager
handle desktop" to "On". Note that right-clicking on the desktop will
successfully bring up a right-click context menu.

Attempt to launch Nautilus from the sidebar.

Expected behavior:

Nautilus should launch and a file manager window should appear.

Actual behavior:

Nautilus does not launch.

**********
These are the steps I took in troubleshooting:
**********

In Gnome Tweak Tool set ""Have file manager handle desktop" to "Off".

Launch Nautilus from the sidebar. Nautilus should launch successfully.

In Gnome Tweak Tool set "Have file manager handle desktop" back to "On
and close Nautilus.

Relaunch Nautilus from the sidebar and Nautilus will launch successfully
again.

In Gnome Tweak Tool set "Have file manager handle desktop" to "Off and
back "On" again and attempt to launch Nautilus--Nautilus will not
Launch.

*Notes*:

Even though Nautilus will not launch when "Have file manager handle
desktop" is initially set to on, It can be launched from Gnome 3 search
results by moving your mouse to the upper left corner and then typing
"home" for example. This will bring up your 'Home" folder in the search
results and clicking on the folder will bring up Nautilus showing your
~/home directory so the problem occurs only when attempting to click on
the default Nautilus launcher (command of which is "nautilus %u).

At a fresh login or restart with "Have file manager handle desktop"
already set to "On" beforehand, "Nautilus" can be seen running under the
'Processes' tab of the "System Monitor" app and Nautilus can't be
launched from the launch bar nor can it be launched by holding down
'ctrl' while clicking on the launcher as you can when you want a second
instance of Nautilus by clicking on the launcher.

*****

That's as far as I got. Attempting to launch Nautilus from the terminal
when "Have file manager handle desktop" is set to "On". supplies no
feedback at all and just returns a command prompt. Since there already
is a Nautilus process running at login I can understand this but I don't
know exactly what the solution might be.

** Affects: ugr-meta
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/778808

Title:
  Gnome Tweak - Nautilus  won't launch when file manager is set to
  handle desktop

Status in Ubuntu Gnome Remix Metapackages:
  New

Bug description:
  Basics:

  This is with the "dev" repo enabled and UGR fully updated on the date
  of this bug report.

  Gnome Tweak Tool is at version, 3.0.3-0ubuntu1~build1

  UGR is installed on Ubuntu 11.04 final (amd64)

  To duplicate:

  At a fresh login, launch Gnome Tweak Tool ("Tweak advanced settings")
  and under "File Manager" in the left sidebar, set "Have file manager
  handle desktop" to "On". Note that right-clicking on the desktop will
  successfully bring up a right-click context menu.

  Attempt to launch Nautilus from the sidebar.

  Expected behavior:

  Nautilus should launch and a file manager window should appear.

  Actual behavior:

  Nautilus does not launch.

  **********
  These are the steps I took in troubleshooting:
  **********

  In Gnome Tweak Tool set ""Have file manager handle desktop" to "Off".

  Launch Nautilus from the sidebar. Nautilus should launch successfully.

  In Gnome Tweak Tool set "Have file manager handle desktop" back to "On
  and close Nautilus.

  Relaunch Nautilus from the sidebar and Nautilus will launch
  successfully again.

  In Gnome Tweak Tool set "Have file manager handle desktop" to "Off and
  back "On" again and attempt to launch Nautilus--Nautilus will not
  Launch.

  *Notes*:

  Even though Nautilus will not launch when "Have file manager handle
  desktop" is initially set to on, It can be launched from Gnome 3
  search results by moving your mouse to the upper left corner and then
  typing "home" for example. This will bring up your 'Home" folder in
  the search results and clicking on the folder will bring up Nautilus
  showing your ~/home directory so the problem occurs only when
  attempting to click on the default Nautilus launcher (command of which
  is "nautilus %u).

  At a fresh login or restart with "Have file manager handle desktop"
  already set to "On" beforehand, "Nautilus" can be seen running under
  the 'Processes' tab of the "System Monitor" app and Nautilus can't be
  launched from the launch bar nor can it be launched by holding down
  'ctrl' while clicking on the launcher as you can when you want a
  second instance of Nautilus by clicking on the launcher.

  *****

  That's as far as I got. Attempting to launch Nautilus from the
  terminal when "Have file manager handle desktop" is set to "On".
  supplies no feedback at all and just returns a command prompt. Since
  there already is a Nautilus process running at login I can understand
  this but I don't know exactly what the solution might be.