[Bug 475587] Re: Dragging a URL to the desktop saves web page instead of creating a link

2011-10-30 Thread caixamagica
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 194191 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194191 Still not solved in Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot. Creating url shortcuts in desktop by drag and drop from browser should be a basic feature! I'm sorry but I really find hard to believe that after all these

[Bug 475587] Re: Dragging a URL to the desktop saves web page instead of creating a link

2011-05-22 Thread Sean Fenton
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 194191 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194191 I created a template named ~/Templates/hyperlink.desktop. The contents are just a blank launcher: [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Name=Link to something Type=Link URL= Icon=gnome-fs-bookmark I take the long

[Bug 475587] Re: Dragging a URL to the desktop saves web page instead of creating a link

2011-05-22 Thread Sean Fenton
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 194191 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194191 ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 194191 [Hardy/Firefox 3.0b3] cannot drag and drop bookmark to desktop -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 475587] Re: Dragging a URL to the desktop saves web page instead of creating a link

2011-04-22 Thread lumbricus
I can confirm the bug also with Firefox 4.0. It seems to me as if with Firefox 4.0 the bug doesn't occur so often anymore, but it does for the page mentioned by Sean in #4. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 475587] Re: Dragging a URL to the desktop saves web page instead of creating a link

2011-04-16 Thread Sean Fenton
Works on some sites not others. I'm running Firefox 3.6.16 on Ubuntu 10.10. Try this site, for example: http://mywiki.wooledge.org/FullBashGuide -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/475587

[Bug 475587] Re: Dragging a URL to the desktop saves web page instead of creating a link

2010-08-03 Thread lumbricus
I think in Firefox 3.6.8 the problem is solved. It asked me if I wanted a link or a copy. -- Dragging a URL to the desktop saves web page instead of creating a link https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/475587 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 475587] Re: Dragging a URL to the desktop saves web page instead of creating a link

2010-01-17 Thread lumbricus
I can confirm this behaviour. I found out how I can still create launchers on the desktop: - drag the address bar icon to the desktop (and don't drop it) - when you left the firefox window with your mouse and you are ready to drop it on the desktop press and hold ALT - drop it to the

[Bug 475587] Re: Dragging a URL to the desktop saves web page instead of creating a link

2010-01-17 Thread lumbricus
** Changed in: firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- Dragging a URL to the desktop saves web page instead of creating a link https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/475587 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --