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Bug 133291 - Should not change desktop settings (color, icons) when launched under a non-GNOME session
Should not change desktop settings (color, icons) when launched under a non-G...
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: Desktop
2.4.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2004-02-03 10:39 UTC by Johannes Rohr
Modified: 2005-02-19 17:29 UTC
See Also:
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Description Johannes Rohr 2004-02-03 10:39:59 UTC 
Forwarded from the Debian Bug Tracking System. 
Original submitter: "Karsten M. Self" (kmself at ix dot netcom dot com)

When Nautilus is invoked under a non-GNOME session, e.g.:  another
window manager -- WindowMaker, blackbox, fluxbox, XFCE4, etc., it should
*NOT* change desktop attributes, including but not limited to:

  - Desktop color.
  - Desktop icons.
  - Creation of a "Desktop" folder.
  - Screensaver.

...or other desktop environment / window manager settings.


Worse:  there is no visibly available control to toggle this behavior.
Comment 1 Egle K. 2004-02-09 19:14:32 UTC 
It's pretty simple to realize this feature - during startup nautilus
should check if some desktop management applications, like kdesktop or
rox filler (with parameter -p or --pinboard) are already started by
same user, who starts nautilus.
If there aren't started any of such application it's wise to enable
naudilus desktop management (even if nautilus is started under
non-gnome session), in other case (if some application already manages
desktop) nautilus should not manage the desktop (like with
--no-desktop option)
Comment 2 Bugzilla Maintainers 2004-04-01 23:44:57 UTC 
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Comment 3 Sebastien Bacher 2005-02-19 17:29:10 UTC 
nautilus doesn't change these settings, that's the gnome-settings-daemon. You
can run an another settings daemon if you prefer, this is not a bug.