GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 46306
No way to change a link's target
Last modified: 2017-08-18 11:45:38 UTC
Link/shortcut properties dialog should offer some way to change the target of the link. Whether this be for real links, or shortcuts to applications, it would be nice to be able to change the target. Also, when you drag an application launcher from the gnome panel, it should make a copy of the launcher, not a link to the launcher. Dragging onto the desktop feels more like a copy than a link, so, its a pain in the butt to not be able to adjust the target of the launcher, since it seems that what's on the desktop isnt actually a launcher, but just a link. ------- Additional Comments From eli@eazel.com 2001-02-05 10:16:58 ---- Amending subject to so that it's more useful. Also, since a bug report exists to handle a single bug, anything beyond the issue defined in the subject will probably not be investigated. You may wish to file a separate bug for your other issue, preferably using the Nautilus Bug Reporting Assistant. ------- Additional Comments From sullivan@eazel.com 2001-02-05 10:47:23 ---- I'm not sure if changing a symbolic link's target is a sensible unix operation. In any case, deferring this feature request as it definitely won't be done before 1.0. ------- Bug moved to this database by unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org 2001-09-09 20:58 -------
Changing to "old" target milestone for all bugs laying around with no milestone set.
Adding GNOME2 keyword.
*** Bug 68777 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 99765 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Still not there in 2.4.x
*** Bug 154510 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Still not there in 2.6.x Guys, that's should be too hard to add this functionality. The request is here for 3.5 years!!!
Created attachment 48902 [details] [review] Proposed patch (against HEAD), UI part. This patch is for the GUI part (the properties window). The changes should be applied in apply_link_field_changes, but this isn't trivial. I'll open a new bug report.
*** Bug 343259 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
(13-year-old bug, LOFL) I would like to change the link from absolute path to relative path, which is possible when this bug is resolved. ## Downstream bug report https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1392955
Review of attachment 48902 [details] [review]: A lot has changed since this bug was originally reported and the patch above was created. We no longer have a desktop by default. We no longer show the option to create symlinks by default (but this is configurable!). We no longer try to be an application launcher. And we are about to introduce "favorite files" as a more approachable replacement for symlinks in the desktop. It's probably not worth the trouble reviewing the patch itself. The code has changed and a new UI would need to be designed with new HIG in mind anyway. As we are moving to GitLab soon, so, on Carlos's request, I'm tying up this loose end in Bugzilla.
*** Bug 749513 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***