User discretion advised when unselecting the "show desktop icons" checkbox in Desktop->Desktop Icon Settings
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu Tweak |
Fix Released
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Low
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Ding Zhou |
Bug Description
I recently experienced the following "bug" http://
In short, I was surprised that I could not right click on my desktop to change the wallpaper, and it turned out that this was because I unselected the "show desktop icons" chekcbox in Ubuntu tweak.
I suggest that the user is notified that once he unselects this checkbox his desktop is no longer "clickable". This can be resolved by simply adding a italicized line below the checkbox stating:
"Note: unchecking the above checkbox will also prevent you from right clicking on your desktop"
Related branches
Changed in ubuntu-tweak: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
milestone: | none → 0.6.0 |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
assignee: | nobody → Tualatrix Chou (tualatrix) |
Changed in ubuntu-tweak: | |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
milestone: | 0.6.0 → 0.7.0 |
Changed in ubuntu-tweak: | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
Changed in ubuntu-tweak: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
I was also tripped up by this. In 12.04, disabling this option means that you don't get your bookmarks in the Home Folder quicklist unless you open a Nautilus window, and switching windows becomes a bit odd because you can't minimise all windows and show the desktop properly. The quicklist is a very useful feature, and it's confusing when it disappears.