This needs to go in Bionic as well.
** Description changed:
+ [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.
+
+ [Original Description]
+
To reproduce:
1. Create an empty file named "empty" on the desktop.
2. Drag it to the top panel.
Expected:
Icon to show up in panel.
Results:
Icon does not show up in panel.
However, ~/.config/mate/panel2.d/default/launchers/empty.desktop is created.
Tested on:
ubuntu-mate-17.04-desktop-amd64.iso DVD live session: bug occurs
ubuntu-mate-16.10-desktop-i386.iso DVD live session: bug does not occur
(behaves as expected)
** Also affects: mate-panel (Ubuntu Artful)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: mate-panel (Ubuntu Bionic)
Importance: Medium
Status: Confirmed
** Changed in: mate-panel (Ubuntu Artful)
Status: New => In Progress
** Changed in: mate-panel (Ubuntu Artful)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: mate-panel (Ubuntu Bionic)
Status: Confirmed => In Progress
** Changed in: mate-panel (Ubuntu Artful)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Vlad Orlov (monsta)
** Changed in: mate-panel (Ubuntu Bionic)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Vlad Orlov (monsta)
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