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Bug 690784 - The right-click Desktop menu has excluded "Create New Document"
The right-click Desktop menu has excluded "Create New Document"
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.6.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-12-27 19:22 UTC by entropy
Modified: 2012-12-28 15:31 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description entropy 2012-12-27 19:22:57 UTC 
That's right. There is no "Create New Document" under the right click Desktop menu. Why? It was a useful feature and even if I use Gnome 3 I still use the Desktop and I needed that to create new Desktop files. You left only "New folder"...and as I see it maybe you plan to remove this one as well. I don't think that's a wise thing to do. By removing these features you limit the user and make a step back. There is no progress in removing useful features, you know. I don't want to draw any comparisons with Windows, but they certainly didn't remove features...they rather added new ones and kept the old fashion style alive. Please do not kill Gnome 3 by removing useful options.
Comment 1 entropy 2012-12-28 15:31:51 UTC 
Problem solved by following this guy's advice: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/add-new-empty-file-entry-to-nautilus-36.html Another way is to:
1) Create a new document with Gedit, leave it empty
2) Save the document on the ”Templates” folder in your home folder ( ~/Templates ) with the name “Empty file”.
3) Note the change in the desktop right-click context menu.