** Description changed: - Attempting to drag and drop within gnome-session-fallback (to create a - desktop shortcut) creates a broken link. I was able to test and - validate this appears in 12.04.2+current updates, 13.04+current updates - and also 13.10-Daily. Please see attached screenshots. + [Impact] + Attempting to drag and drop within Unity (to create a desktop shortcut) creates a broken link. + + [Test Case] + + 1. Login to gnome fallback session + http://askubuntu.com/questions/58172/how-to-revert-to-gnome-classic-desktop + 2. Ensure nautilus is used for managing desktop + http://askubuntu.com/questions/43246/how-to-configure-gnome-3-to-show-icons-on-desktop + 2. Drag and drop libreoffice (writer) icon to desktop + + Actual Results: Broken Shortcut ( dangling symlink ) + Expected Results: Shortcut to be created + + Alternatively, + $ file /usr/share/applications/libreoffice-writer.desktop + /usr/share/applications/libreoffice-writer.desktop: symbolic link to `/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/writer.desktop' + + [Regression Potential] + none + + [Other Info] + patch attached to copy the .desktop file, rather than create a symlink as seen with other distributions.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1200277 Title: [LibreOffice] - libreoffice-writer.desktop when drag/drop to desktop, 100% broken. Status in Desktop panel for GNOME: Invalid Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: [Impact] Attempting to drag and drop within Unity (to create a desktop shortcut) creates a broken link. [Test Case] 1. Login to gnome fallback session http://askubuntu.com/questions/58172/how-to-revert-to-gnome-classic-desktop 2. Ensure nautilus is used for managing desktop http://askubuntu.com/questions/43246/how-to-configure-gnome-3-to-show-icons-on-desktop 2. Drag and drop libreoffice (writer) icon to desktop Actual Results: Broken Shortcut ( dangling symlink ) Expected Results: Shortcut to be created Alternatively, $ file /usr/share/applications/libreoffice-writer.desktop /usr/share/applications/libreoffice-writer.desktop: symbolic link to `/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/writer.desktop' [Regression Potential] none [Other Info] patch attached to copy the .desktop file, rather than create a symlink as seen with other distributions. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-panel/+bug/1200277/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
