I am using the Unity desktop. This is wastebasket launcher icon. The problem is not happening now so I guess it was a glitch in my system.
The problem was, trying to empty the wastebasket using right-click. A rectangular balloon popped up saying "Empty the rubbish bin...". When I right-clicked on the balloon to empty the bin, nothing happened. When I moved the mouse pointer away and clicked somewhere else on the desktop, the balloon remained but the bin stayed full. I was able to empty it by left-clicking on the bin icon to open the bin window then use the commands in the resulting window. Anyway, it is working now so I guess we can forget it it. Thank you. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/879673 Title: "Empty the rubbish" contextual menu item not working on desktop Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: When in desktop point at Rubbish Bin. Right click shows contextual drop-down menu. "Empty the rubbish" item appears. When this item is clicked on, nothing happens. The drop down list remains even when the pointer is moved. To empty the bin I had to open it then select the option from the window. --- ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) Package: nautilus 1:3.2.1-0ubuntu2 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Tags: oneiric running-unity Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/879673/+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
