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If you're curious, here's the contents of gedit.desktop:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Name=GEDIT
Exec=/usr/bin/gedit
Note that when gedit.desktop is located in ~/Desktop, the icon just says "GEDIT" (which is what the "Name" field says above). However, when it's located in ~/Desktop/TEST, it's treated like a normal file and is labeled "gedit.desktop".
I just don't understand how Ubuntu could be missing basic GUI features that literally every other operating system has had for decades. What is so controversial about putting desktop icons in folders?
There so many things that I can't do with the Desktop:
1) I can't drag/drop files from the desktop to/from other folders. Did you notice that I had use the Copy and Paste context menus to copy the file to the TEST folder?
2) I can't drag/drop files to applications in the launcher.
3) I can't drag/drop files from the Desktop to any open application.
The root cause for all these problems is that the Desktop is not treated like any other Nautilus folder. It's its own special, dysfunctional thing. This is in contrast to every other GUI out there.