Sponsors: sorry for re-subscribing, but the description is now updated to reflect patches and debdiff for Zesty, and Zesty entry needs to be added to this report...
** 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. + The fix for this issue for Artful is provided in the debdiff attached to + the report. + + The fix for Zesty is attached as separate patch, and is also included + into the debdiff attached to bug 1675888. 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. + broken. So it would be nice to backport the fix to Artful and Zesty. [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) + (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. + The debdiff for Zesty which is attached to bug 1675888 is a combined + one, unlike the one for Artful. That was done because there are three + more patches to fix mate-panel bugs in Zesty. See bug 1675888, bug + 1676840, 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) -- 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 ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
