Weird behaviour in Gnome/F9: "Places->My Home" fails.

[joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de]

joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> running F9 with Gnome as GUI. Since a few days, calling the menus 
> Places->My Home fails with presenting an error popup:
> 
> 	Could not open location 'file:///usr/people/backes/Desktop'
> 	No application is registered as handling this file.
> 
> (/usr/people/backes is my home directory). The same happens with 
> Places->Desktop. See attachment.
> 
> On the other hand, klicking "My home" on the desktop runs perfectly.
> 
> Similar experiences?
> 
> All advice is welcome.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Joachim Backes <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de>
> 

Hi,

I could solve the problem by clicking to some (arbitrary) folder on the 
desktop with the right mouse button, the saying: "Open with Other 
application" and chosing nautilus as app. Then the places menu has been 
repaired for "My Home" and "Desktop".

-- 
Joachim Backes <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de>

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