[Bug 29391] "Connect to a server" menuitem seems to not work

[Alban Crequy]

Public bug reported:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/29391

Affects: gnome-panel (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed

Description:
I click on "Connect to a server" in the "shortcuts" Gnome menu and then
I fillfull the form and click on "Connect".

And I wait but nothing happen: no window explain me the connection has
failed. And a long time after, I realized that an icon has been added on
the desktop. I cannot see it sooner because others windows hide it.

And I realized that the aim of this form is not to connect to a server
but to add a shortcut on the desktop.

I suggest the following:
 - The button name of the form must not be called "Connect" because it does not connect when I click on it. Call it for example "Add the shortcut on the desktop".
 - When the user click on this button, show a little dialog window explaining: "An icon shortcut has been successfully added on your desktop. You can see it if you hide all others windows". Without this explanation, how can the user know that the form just does not work?

I use GNOME 2.12.1 with Ubuntu 5.10.