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Right click "Set as Wallpaper" creates duplicates of source file for files stored in ~/Pictures

Bug #1181601 reported by bear7 on 2013-05-18

This bug affects 17 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Nautilus	Confirmed	Wishlist	gnome-bugs #688812
	nautilus (Ubuntu)	Triaged	Low	Unassigned

Bug Description

In Ubuntu 13.04 (Unity) from the right click menu (on the picture file) when "set as Wallpaper" is selected wallpaper is changed however source file is copied (not moved) into ~/Pictures/Wallpapers which btw is also created. Original file is still located in original location (for example on the desktop) - so, file is really duplicated.

If source file is already located inside ~/Picutres/Wallpapers folder, file is also duplicated: new file has "(copy)" added to his name (ie.: name_of_file (copy).jpg).

Workaround for this is to open file in Eye of GNOME Image Viewer and choose set as wallpaper from the right click menu which works fine.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu16
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-20.31-generic 3.8.11
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat May 18 19:41:01 2013
GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'geometry' b"'800x550+49+24'"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-26 (22 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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bear7 (bear7) wrote on 2013-05-18:

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bear7 (bear7) on 2013-05-18

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2013-08-31:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

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maxx (maxx-krakoa) wrote on 2014-02-05:

Upstream bug report here: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=723042

Sebastien Bacher (seb128) on 2014-02-05

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Low
status:	Confirmed → Triaged

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2014-02-06

Changed in nautilus:
importance:	Unknown → Medium
status:	Unknown → New

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Federico Vera (fedevera) wrote on 2014-02-26:

This bug also affects 13.10 and 14.04

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Jaime Marques (jimmy93) wrote on 2014-03-10:

same on ubuntu 14.04

Sebastien Bacher (seb128) on 2014-03-12

tags:

added: ubuntu-desktop-trusty

Sebastien Bacher (seb128) on 2014-03-13

tags:

removed: ubuntu-desktop-trusty

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2015-04-26

Changed in nautilus:
status:	New → Invalid

Sebastien Bacher (seb128) on 2015-04-28

Changed in nautilus:
importance:	Medium → Unknown
status:	Invalid → Unknown

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2015-04-28

Changed in nautilus:
importance:	Unknown → Wishlist
status:	Unknown → Confirmed

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Subham Satyajeet (subhamsatyajeet) wrote on 2017-05-26:

This bug still affects Ubuntu 17.04, Gnome Shell 3.24.

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znorris (znorris) wrote on 2018-06-06:

This still impacts Uhuntu 18.04 with Gnome 3.28.1

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Goncalves-st (goncalves-st) wrote on 2020-05-19:

Interesting enough, we're in 2020, ubuntu 20.04 and this bug is still present. no shortcuts setting wallpaper with right click lads. You need to go the hard way

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote on 2020-05-20:

That's not really a bug by itself, copying the file ensure you still have a wallpaper if you clean your download directory or remove the removal media the file was on

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bear7 (bear7) wrote on 2020-05-20:

#10

In second paragraph you’ll find this:

If source file is already located inside ~/Picutres/Wallpapers folder, file is also duplicated: new file has "(copy)" added to his name (ie.: name_of_file (copy).jpg).

That’s a bug. Otherwise why would I need two copies of the same file?

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote on 2020-05-20:

#11

Right, that's a bug, but not what that ticket title nor first point is about though. That's the issue when you conflicts several problems in one report, it gets difficult to know what the issue is about and get it properly prioritized

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bear7 (bear7) wrote on 2020-05-20:

#12

Ticket tile explains exactly whet the issue is. There is only one issue documented in second paragraph, not several. First paragraph only gives an explanation of what is occurring for better context. It sounds now you haven’t read it all or didn’t understand in first place, and now you are trying come up with some excuse. No need for it. There is a bug, period.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote on 2020-05-20:

#13

I've updated the title now to correctly reflect the issue

summary:

- Right click "Set as Wallpaper" creates duplicates of source file
+ Right click "Set as Wallpaper" creates duplicates of source file for
+ files stored in ~/Pictures