When a user has selected Auto-Arrange for the desktop, we should place 
the users home directory at the very top of the list, then mounted volumes 
(see bug 41669) then all other files. Trash should always be placed in the 
bottom right corner (or bottom left depending on the user's sort-side 
preference.)



------- Additional Comments From darin@bentspoon.com 2000-07-24 11:46:43 ----

The bug as reported won't apply until we re-enable the auto-arrange (or manual
arrange) features for the Desktop as Arlo has suggested/requested.

However there is a related issue with the initial placement of these icons.

Also, mounted volumes appear and disappear, so we have to decide what to do
about these in the case of manual layout.



------- Additional Comments From arlo@workthatmouse.com 2000-07-24 11:49:44 ----

Gene, Let's talk about this today, I can give you my whole brain dump on 
this desktop stuff.



------- Additional Comments From sullivan@eazel.com 2000-07-26 12:29:28 ----

I changed the title and meaning of this bug slightly. It now represents the work
to position the special icons in sensible places regardless of whether we have
auto-arrange or not. (Initially they have to go somewhere, and we'd like to put
them in special places.)

If we have auto-arrange on the desktop (bug 41671), then these special places
will have to be respected by the icon-arranging code.



------- Additional Comments From arlo@workthatmouse.com 2000-07-26 12:34:13 ----

FYI, the Bare bones UI spec for the desktop is at:

<http://cranky.workthatmouse.com/eazel/desktop>



------- Additional Comments From gzr@eazel.com 2000-08-17 00:50:20 ----

OK.  This is done.  I have one suggestion for Trash however.  We should supply 
an XML file with Trash in a specified location, rather than special casing it.  
There is a way to use the XML file to set the trash in the bottom left or 
bottom right by putting it out of bounds.  It will then be snapped to the 
corner.



------- Additional Comments From eli@eazel.com 2000-10-16 20:12:51 ----

Batch-assigning QA ownership of remaining bugs to eli@eazel.com



------- Additional Comments From eli@eazel.com 2001-02-09 11:28:28 ----

Duane is now the proud owner for Desktop QA.



------- Bug moved to this database by unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org 2001-09-09 20:33 -------
Bug blocks bug(s) 41671.

The original reporter (arlo@workthatmouse.com) of this bug does not have an account here.
Reassigning to the exporter, unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org.