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Message #00176
[Bug 778808] Re: Gnome Tweak - Nautilus won't launch when file manager is set to handle desktop
The dot indicates "here", the active directory.
Yes, it's just a workaround. Maybe it can be incorporated in the tweak-
tool with the ON/OFF (ON adds the ., OFF take off the .)
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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.
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These are the steps I took in troubleshooting:
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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.
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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.
References