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Steps to reproduce:
Drag a folder on the desktop into the GNOME panel at the top of the
screen (analogous to the Windows taskbar).
Cursor changes to a squared +, indicating that the item can be copied.
Release cursor. A new item is added to the panel: a red X. Clicking pops
up a dialog "Could not launch item", "Not a launchable item."
Expected results: clicking opens the folder that I dragged onto the
GNOME panel.
More information:
Right-click -> Properties brings up a Launcher Properties window showing
the following: Type is Application. Name, Command, and Comment are
empty. There is no icon.
Workaround:
I go about manually creating the launcher. I type in a name, and for the
location I click Browse and try to select the folder on the desktop.
Peskily, the dialog that pops up is "Choose a file" and does not seem to
allow choosing a directory - selecting a directory just opens it. Which
I suppose makes sense given the name of the dialog.
I resign to selecting a file within the directory, and then manually
editing the Location to be a file:/// URL pointing to a directory. This
works, at last.
** Affects: Ubuntu
Importance: Low
Assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs
Status: Incomplete
** Tags: folders gnome panel
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GNOME panel doesn't correctly handle dragged folders
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123458
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