FS#51258 - [gnome-shell] Icons on desktop option ignored

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Gabriel Genois (scruffy) - Thursday, 06 October 2016, 16:16 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Saturday, 08 October 2016, 15:00 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Testing
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture x86_64
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

Setting it manually or via gnome-tweak-tool, "icon on desktop" option do nothing. The desktop "Mode" is "fixed" to a simple background without icon.

Additional info:
* package version(s) : gnome 3.22.0. testings repo enabled.


Steps to reproduce:
- Open gnome-tweak-tool and select the "Desktop" tab
- Try enable or disable "Icons on desktop". Nothing happen.

This is my first bug report. If I did something wrong, please tel me ^.^
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Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Saturday, 08 October 2016, 15:00 GMT
Reason for closing:  Upstream
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Thursday, 06 October 2016, 20:18 GMT
Nautilus is responsible for desktop handling. In 3.22 the desktop handling has been split into a nautilus-desktop binary that is autolaunched at startup if the icons on desktop preference is set.

Changing the option will not automatically launch nautilus-desktop, so either start it yourself or log out and log in after changing the setting.
Comment by Gabriel Genois (scruffy) - Thursday, 06 October 2016, 22:08 GMT
thanks for the explanation. It's a good thing :) Finally we will be able to launch nautilus without the desktop easily.

I tried to get some logs about this "nautilus-desktop" because it wasn't launching. Here is what I got:

``
** (nautilus-desktop:16917): WARNING **: Desktop icons only supported on X11. Desktop not created
``

Problem is: Gnome 3 launch in "wayland" (via XWayland) by default (I assume this because I start from a clean install and only have installed xserver(+ some drivers) and gnome3 meta). So, if I understand correctly, the true bug is "gnome-tweak-tool" showing this option while the system can't support it...

Maybe I should go on gnome dev instead of here (because it's seams not only "arch related").

thanks you again.
Comment by Gabriel Genois (scruffy) - Friday, 07 October 2016, 02:32 GMT
Note : I noticed that there is a new option "gnome on Xorg". It work fine on it. So it's more about adding a warning message... I'll go take a tour on gnome dev hub :) I don't know how to close this ... hm

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