Further annoyances with F16

Aaron Konstam akonstam at sbcglobal.net
Sun Jan 8 14:45:16 UTC 2012


On Sat, 2012-01-07 at 18:48 -0700, Paolo Galtieri wrote:
> I installed gnome-tweak-tool so I could fix mouse behavior.  When I
> select Applications->Accessories->Advanced Settings and then choose
> Desktop it shows the following:
> 
> Have file manager handle the desktop      off
> Computer Icon visible on desktop             on
> Home icon visible on desktop                   on
> Network Servers icon visible on desktop   off
> Trash icon visible on desktop                   on
> Show mounted volumes on the desktop     on
> 
> 
> I logout and login again and nothing shows up on the desktop.  Even if
> I drag an application from the menu to the desktop it doesn't show up.
> I can drag an application from the menu to the top panel but only
> there.  In F14 I could choose either the panel or the desktop. 
> 
> So is there a way to get stuff to show up on the desktop?
That is strange. I did exactly what you did and all those things showed
up on my desktop. Except I turned: Have file manager handle your
desktop-> on
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