Folder overlay on Unity workspace should be changeable

Bug #671876 reported by Rising Eagle
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Ayatana Design
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Unity
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unity (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Folder overlay on top of wallpaper. In gnome desktop, the Desktop folder is permanently overlaid as a transparent grid on top of the wallpaper background so that files, folders, links, and launchers in the Desktop folder can be affixed to the screen and presented to the user. We get full visible access to all the files and folders contained within in the form of desktop icons. Some may wish to choose one or more folders to be associated with a given workspace so that its/their contents are made available as convenient desktop icons within that workspace.

I have submitted similar thoughts and ideas related to this concept before. The links are below for the interested reader.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus-elementary/+bug/663139
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/18275/
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/25518/

summary: - Folder overlay should be changeable
+ Folder overlay on Unity workspace should be changeable
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Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks) wrote :

Interesting idea. However, I'm afraid that people can get confused with that notion and maybe only showing the ~/Desktop for now is the safest way to not get them lost. In any case, asking for some design feedback :)

Changed in unity:
status: New → Incomplete
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
Andrea Azzarone (azzar1)
no longer affects: unity
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
status: Invalid → Opinion
Changed in unity:
status: New → Opinion
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