Re: [Nautilus-list] Desktop folder

[<bordoley msu edu>]

Could we do this, or at least by default just include a symlink in the home
directory to the .gnome-desktop called desktop. Thats how i used to do it
gnome 1.4. I think making the desktop directory easily accesible to newbies
(who shouldn't need to know about hidden files) is important.

dave

Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com> said:

> 
> <bordoley msu edu> writes:
> > In earlier versions of nautilus 1.1.x the desktop was a non-hidden
> > file in the user's home directory called Desktop. Now it's a hidden
> > directory .gnome-desktop. Why was it changed and can it be changed
> > back. I'll file a bug if needed. It's really nice having the desktop
> > not being hidden, as it allows the user to save files to the desktop
> > from other applications. Please change this.
> > 
> 
> It was changed (I believe) because people already have lots of files
> and links in ~/.gnome-desktop that they don't want to lose.
> 
> To change it back I think you'd need to add code that on seeing a
> ~/.gnome-desktop offers to rename it.
> 
> Havoc
> 
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