I have just upgraded to 15.04, and I am having the same issue. [Desktop Entry] Encoding=UTF-8 Name=Link to Server Settings Type=Link URL=http://192.168.1.2:9000/settings/index.html?player= Icon=/usr/share/icons/Custom/Logitech.png Name[en_US]=Admin
Sorting and removing the COMMENT, as shown: [Desktop Entry] Name=Admin Encoding=UTF-8 Type=Link Icon=/usr/share/icons/Custom/Logitech.png URL=http://192.168.1.2:9000/settings/index.html?player= Changed the error to: There was an error copying the file into /home/Barry/Desktop ... Error opening file '/': is a directory Note that in gedit, it is only shaded after the first slash (/). This, combined with the error message aboput copying a directory, is giving the appearance that only HTTP:/ is being read. Of course, I'm also trying to move, not copy, -- 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/1278437 Title: can't move link type .desktop files around on desktop Status in Nautilus: Fix Released Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: * Impact links can't be moved on the desktop * Test case Save the following as e.g. test.desktop in your ~/Desktop folder and try to move it around on the desktop: [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Link Name=test URL=https://launchpad.net/index.html * Regression potential Dnd should keep working ------------------ If I have a .desktop file with Type=Link on my desktop and try to move it around it doesn't stay where I drop it but goes back where it was before and tries to download the URL it is referring to instead. Save the following as e.g. test.desktop in your ~/Desktop folder and try to move it around on the desktop: [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Link Name=test URL=https://launchpad.net/index.html This affects at least 13.10 and 14.04. In 13.10 Nautilus crashes if the URL as a file:// URL referring to a file on your desktop. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-7.26-generic 3.13.1 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-7-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Feb 10 14:06:24 2014 GsettingsChanges: InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (122 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta i386 (20130925.1) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/zsh SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-12-07 (64 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/1278437/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp