The thread with the subject of "gnome-terminal in F20 defaults to / for the initial directory" prompted me to do some testing and I've found an oddity.
The desktop file is as follows...
[egreshko@f20f ]$ cat Desktop/gnome-terminal.desktop [Desktop Entry] Comment[en_US]= Comment= Exec=/usr/bin/gnome-terminal --working-directory=$HOME/Desktop GenericName[en_US]=Gnome Terminal GenericName=Gnome Terminal Icon=utilities-terminal MimeType= Name[en_US]=gnome-terminal Name=gnome-terminal StartupNotify=true Terminal=false TerminalOptions= Type=Application X-DBUS-ServiceName= X-DBUS-StartupType= X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false X-KDE-Username=
If I click on the desktop icon in KDE the --working-directory option is honored.
However, if I double click on the desktop icon in GNOME that parameter has no effect unless I replace $HOME with the actual path name. So, for some reason GNOME is not expanding the $HOME variable.
Also, if I execute "/usr/bin/gnome-terminal --working-directory=$HOME/Desktop" from within an existing terminal session $HOME will be expanded.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1047116
Ed
On 12/29/2013 03:00 AM, Ed Greshko wrote:
The thread with the subject of "gnome-terminal in F20 defaults to / for the initial directory" prompted me to do some testing and I've found an oddity.
The desktop file is as follows...
[egreshko@f20f ]$ cat Desktop/gnome-terminal.desktop
But for me:
[rgm@lx120e ~]$ cat Desktop/gnome-terminal.desktop cat: Desktop/gnome-terminal.desktop: No such file or directory [rgm@lx120e ~]$
I had just opened this terminal window, and it started right at /home/rgm/
[Desktop Entry] Comment[en_US]= Comment= Exec=/usr/bin/gnome-terminal --working-directory=$HOME/Desktop GenericName[en_US]=Gnome Terminal GenericName=Gnome Terminal Icon=utilities-terminal MimeType= Name[en_US]=gnome-terminal Name=gnome-terminal StartupNotify=true Terminal=false TerminalOptions= Type=Application X-DBUS-ServiceName= X-DBUS-StartupType= X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false X-KDE-Username=
If I click on the desktop icon in KDE the --working-directory option is honored.
However, if I double click on the desktop icon in GNOME that parameter has no effect unless I replace $HOME with the actual path name. So, for some reason GNOME is not expanding the $HOME variable.
Also, if I execute "/usr/bin/gnome-terminal --working-directory=$HOME/Desktop" from within an existing terminal session $HOME will be expanded.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1047116
Ed
On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 07:55:12 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
But for me:
[rgm@lx120e ~]$ cat Desktop/gnome-terminal.desktop cat: Desktop/gnome-terminal.desktop: No such file or directory
You need to create it (copy it there) first:
cp /usr/share/applications/gnome-terminal.desktop ~/Desktop
Then install and run "gnome-tweak-tool" package:
yum -y install gnome-tweak-tool
When using GNOME Shell, run gnome-tweak-tool, enable "Icons on Desktop".
Double-click the gnome-terminal icon on desktop to start a terminal. After a reboot (at least here), the terminal starts in / dir instead of $HOME.
On 12/29/2013 08:43 AM, Michael Schwendt wrote:
On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 07:55:12 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
But for me:
[rgm@lx120e ~]$ cat Desktop/gnome-terminal.desktop cat: Desktop/gnome-terminal.desktop: No such file or directory
You need to create it (copy it there) first:
cp /usr/share/applications/gnome-terminal.desktop ~/Desktop
Then install and run "gnome-tweak-tool" package:
yum -y install gnome-tweak-tool
When using GNOME Shell, run gnome-tweak-tool, enable "Icons on Desktop".
Double-click the gnome-terminal icon on desktop to start a terminal. After a reboot (at least here), the terminal starts in / dir instead of $HOME.
Oh, so this is what I need to do to get terminal on my desktop like I use to have all the time, but have gotten use to no longer having?
Otherwise, what does creating this file gain me? I have already enabled Icons on Desktop.
Oh, and I have lost <ctl-alt-l> to lock my desktop. somewhere along with all this tweaking.
On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 3:57 PM, Robert Moskowitz rgm@htt-consult.com wrote:
Oh, and I have lost <ctl-alt-l> to lock my desktop.
super-l
On 12/29/2013 05:04 PM, Tom H wrote:
On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 3:57 PM, Robert Moskowitz rgm@htt-consult.com wrote:
Oh, and I have lost <ctl-alt-l> to lock my desktop.
super-l
Got it thanks.
I only started seeing reference to the 'super' key with f20. Seems I was blissfully ignorant until recently what to call that button that was equivalent to the right click (in many cases). Took me a bit to figure it out :)
Anyway, it sure seems like at first install, <ctl-alt-l> was working, but could have just been another of those senior moments.
On 12/29/2013 08:08 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
On 12/29/2013 05:04 PM, Tom H wrote:
On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 3:57 PM, Robert Moskowitz rgm@htt-consult.com wrote:
Oh, and I have lost <ctl-alt-l> to lock my desktop.
super-l
Got it thanks.
I only started seeing reference to the 'super' key with f20. Seems I was blissfully ignorant until recently what to call that button that was equivalent to the right click (in many cases). Took me a bit to figure it out :)
Oh, wrong button. 'Super' is the 'Windows' button that Gnome uses to bring us to the 'overview'? screen... Got it. Really this time. I looked at what I was doing.
Anyway, it sure seems like at first install, <ctl-alt-l> was working, but could have just been another of those senior moments.
Allegedly, on or about 29 December 2013, Robert Moskowitz sent:
it sure seems like at first install, <ctl-alt-l> was working, but could have just been another of those senior moments.
For several years, through different incarnations of Fedora, and on different hardware, I've had computers where the lock-screen hotkey worked, always worked, once worked until something was customised, or never worked. With the last two being insurmountable, never again would it work.
So, as far as I can see, what you've said doesn't sound impossible.
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 1:08 AM, Robert Moskowitz rgm@htt-consult.com wrote:
On 12/29/2013 05:04 PM, Tom H wrote:
On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 3:57 PM, Robert Moskowitz rgm@htt-consult.com wrote:
Oh, and I have lost <ctl-alt-l> to lock my desktop.
super-l
Got it thanks.
I only started seeing reference to the 'super' key with f20. Seems I was blissfully ignorant until recently what to call that button that was equivalent to the right click (in many cases). Took me a bit to figure it out :)
Anyway, it sure seems like at first install, <ctl-alt-l> was working, but could have just been another of those senior moments.
You're welcome.
AFAIK super-l/win-l is a GNOME 3.10 default.