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Bug 327949 - Icons on desktop need "lock here" option
Icons on desktop need "lock here" option
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 301615
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: Desktop
2.12.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-01-21 08:56 UTC by David Prieto
Modified: 2006-03-22 20:52 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description David Prieto 2006-01-21 08:56:59 UTC 
Hi, I'm a heavy user of the desktop icons, since I use the desktop as my home
dir and access all my important folders through it. Plus, whenever I mount a
device I want its icon to appear on the desktop. An everything I save from the
Internet goes strauight to my desktop.

My important folders (music, images etc) are located on the top right, while
mounted devices are on the bottom right. I like it that way. But using "reorder
by name" changes their placement and makes a mess.

I think nautilus NEEDS to implement a "lock here" option in the context menu,
for specyfying that you WANT a specific icon to remain in a specific place on
the screen. If you use "reorder by name" then, all other icons would be placed
considering all free spaces.

You could even make it so that you can move a locked icon manually, but not
movable through "reorder by name". I don't know if that would be such a great
idea, though, I just came up with it. It's up to you.
Comment 1 Steve Tousignant 2006-02-25 17:05:44 UTC 
I dont think only a "lock here" option would suffice. Many people on the nautilus list are also asking for icons alignement. "Right alignement" for those comming from the mac world. My suggestion here would be to have a icon alignement option as of "Left", "Right", "Top" and "Bottom". 

Next is an icon region placement. This means that the user should be able to define a region where icon should be placed, to not be overlapped by Third party tools or to not hide some very nice desktop images. These region should be define as rectangle.

And lastly, for the extrem case. A lock here option to have an icon always on the same spot whatever happen on the desktop. Even out of region and out of alignement. 

This should be more complet for a icon beaviors on desktop.
Comment 2 Teppo Turtiainen 2006-03-22 20:52:30 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 301615 ***