[Portland-bugs] [Bug 8031] New: False assumption for Desktop directory on GNOME

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8031          
     
           Summary: False assumption for Desktop directory on GNOME
           Product: Portland
           Version: beta3
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Keywords: janitor
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: xdg-utils
        AssignedTo: portland-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: rafael.carre at gmail.com


A test from xdg-utils asks me if some file appears on my Desktop.

On my Desktop, there is a Desktop/ directory which containes that file, this is
because I tuned Gnome to assume that ~/ is my Desktop dir, instead of ~/Desktop/

On an out of the box Gnome desktop, ~/Desktop/ is the default Desktop directory,
that can be tuned in the gconf boolean key
/apps/nautilus/preferences/desktop_is_home_dir

maybe xdg scripts could use "gconftool-2 -g
/apps/nautilus/preferences/desktop_is_home_dir" before assuming ~/Desktop/ is
the desktop direct
ory ?          
     
     
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