[Bug 1453655] Re: desktop icons disappear on Ubuntu 15.04 when clicking Open Dropbox folder

[Chow Loong Jin]

** Description changed:

  I've been using both Ubuntu and dropbox for several years. With Ubuntu
  15.04 there is a new problem that my desktop icons disappear when I
  click on the dropbox icon in the status bar and choose Open Dropbox
  Folder. Then the desktop icons will disappear - but will remain visible
  in Files -> Desktop.
  
  The only way I know to get the desktop icons back is to log out and then
  log back in again. The bug is 100% reproducible, and it never appeared
  before 15.04. I also have Copy on my status bar. Clicking on Copy ->
  Open Copy Folder has no problems. Likewise I can use File with a right
  click and use Open a New Window and that too is OK. Only dropbox has a
  problem and only since 15.04
  
  If I can help in any way, please contact me ilan.tal - at - gmail.com
+ 
+ [Impact]
+ DE-agnostic programs that invoke nautilus using "nautilus --no-desktop" will make the nautilus-rendered desktop vanish. Dropbox is one such case.
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+ 1. Launch nautilus, and make sure it is currently rendering the desktop.
+ 2. Run "nautilus --no-desktop /"
+ 3. See if the desktop vanishes.
+ 
+ [Regression Potential]
+ The patch is relatively trivial, only affecting the --no-desktop codepath. As a worst case, --no-desktop would not function correctly in cases where nautilus is not already running (--no-desktop when nautilus is not already running means nautilus should not render the desktop at all). Just to make sure, this additional test case should be used:
+ 
+ 1. Kill nautilus, and make sure it doesn't get relaunched.
+ 2. Check to see what the desktop looks like (shouldn't be rendered by nautilus, at least)
+ 3. Launch "nautilus --no-desktop /"
+ 4. Make sure that nautilus really doesn't render a desktop.

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Title:
  desktop icons disappear on Ubuntu 15.04 when clicking Open Dropbox
  folder

Status in Nautilus:
  Fix Released
Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in nautilus-dropbox package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in nautilus source package in Vivid:
  Confirmed
Status in nautilus source package in Wily:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  I've been using both Ubuntu and dropbox for several years. With Ubuntu
  15.04 there is a new problem that my desktop icons disappear when I
  click on the dropbox icon in the status bar and choose Open Dropbox
  Folder. Then the desktop icons will disappear - but will remain
  visible in Files -> Desktop.

  The only way I know to get the desktop icons back is to log out and
  then log back in again. The bug is 100% reproducible, and it never
  appeared before 15.04. I also have Copy on my status bar. Clicking on
  Copy -> Open Copy Folder has no problems. Likewise I can use File with
  a right click and use Open a New Window and that too is OK. Only
  dropbox has a problem and only since 15.04

  If I can help in any way, please contact me ilan.tal - at - gmail.com

  [Impact]
  DE-agnostic programs that invoke nautilus using "nautilus --no-desktop" will make the nautilus-rendered desktop vanish. Dropbox is one such case.

  [Test Case]
  1. Launch nautilus, and make sure it is currently rendering the desktop.
  2. Run "nautilus --no-desktop /"
  3. See if the desktop vanishes.

  [Regression Potential]
  The patch is relatively trivial, only affecting the --no-desktop codepath. As a worst case, --no-desktop would not function correctly in cases where nautilus is not already running (--no-desktop when nautilus is not already running means nautilus should not render the desktop at all). Just to make sure, this additional test case should be used:

  1. Kill nautilus, and make sure it doesn't get relaunched.
  2. Check to see what the desktop looks like (shouldn't be rendered by nautilus, at least)
  3. Launch "nautilus --no-desktop /"
  4. Make sure that nautilus really doesn't render a desktop.

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