[Impact] Due to regression in mate-panel 1.18, it's impossible to use file/folder launchers on the panel. They will fail to load right after adding them to the panel.
The fix for this issue is provided in the debdiff attached to the report. After MATE 1.18 had been released, it turned out that a lot of users rely on file/folder launchers in their daily mate-panel use. Some users even moved to other desktop environments due to this feature being broken. So it would be nice to backport the fix to Artful. [Test Case] To reproduce the issue, just open file manager (I use Caja, the default one in MATE) and drag some folder to mate-panel. A new launcher pointing to that folder will be created, but it will fail to load, so it won't appear on the panel. [Regression Potential] When I was fixing the issue, I had to revert a lot of code changes due to some inter-dependencies in these parts of code. There can be some regression potential in the following panel features: - running other types of launchers, besides file/folder ones - using launcher edit dialog - using desktop actions in the right-click menu of some launchers (e.g. firefox, thunderbird, hexchat) That said, all these features had been tested upstream before merging the fix. Won't hurt to test them more, of course. :) [Other Info] The fix would be useful in Zesty as well, as mate-panel 1.18.x there has the same bug. But I also have some more fixes for mate-panel in Zesty, and it seems to me they better go in the same SRU. In this case, the debdiff for Zesty should contain the patches for several bug reports instead of only one. I'm still wondering how to properly make such an SRU. For reference, these other reports are bug 1675888, bug 1676840 and bug 1695648. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1690517 Title: Cannot add files/folders to panel by dragging To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mate-panel/+bug/1690517/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
