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Bug 75180 - Nautilus Desktop directory should not be hidden
Nautilus Desktop directory should not be hidden
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 94612
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: Desktop
1.1.x
Other Linux
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
: 80533 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2002-03-18 01:05 UTC by Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail]
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail] 2002-03-18 01:05:24 UTC 
Windows user in particularly like being able to save files to their desktop
( eg. files downloaded from the web). however since the desktop directory
is hidden most file selectors (gtk, mozilla) can not see the directory.

2 possible solutions:
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1. replace .gnome-desktop directly with Desktop in the users home directory
2. Create a symlink in the users home directory (Desktop) to the
.gnome-desktop.

I'd prefer solution one personally but either is probably acceptable.
Comment 1 Luis Villa 2002-04-16 02:41:18 UTC 
Seth: haven't we gone through the whole hidden/not-hidden desktop
discussion before? Not coming down on one side or another, just trying
to avoide reopening old flamewars :)
Comment 2 Seth Nickell 2002-04-17 23:38:56 UTC 
We've gone through this. Darin has previously stated that he thought
"~/Desktop" would be a better location than a hidden directory. This
was a long time ago though, when Miguel was making the patch to
.gnome-desktop instead of .nautilus/desktop or whatever the heck it was. 

Anyway, I think it should be visible at the least.
Comment 3 Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail] 2002-05-02 22:12:56 UTC 
*** Bug 80533 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail] 2002-10-23 06:07:04 UTC 
marking as a dupe of the move to ~desktop bug, even though $home
should definately be the destkop :)

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 94612 ***