[ubuntu-uk] Fwd: Ubuntu desktop annoyance ....

Colin Law clanlaw at googlemail.com
Thu Mar 22 10:24:06 UTC 2012


On 22 March 2012 10:19, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 22 March 2012 10:08, Barry Drake <ubuntu-advertising at gmx.com> wrote:
>> On 21/03/12 12:13, Barry Drake wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi there .... This morning I am faced with the desktop icons showing the
>>> description and the tool-tip as well - see attached screenshot. This was
>>> after yesterday's updates to Precise.
>>
>>
>> I did try re-installing Ubuntu desktop using: sudo apt-get install
>> ubuntu-desktop^ as suggested by Popey in connection with another query.
>>  This did not alter the situation.  All the icons in the
>> /usr/share/applications directory show the same problem - the description
>> and the comment show all the time for every icon.  I have done a small
>> screenshot of a couple of these icons.  I hope that will 'travel'.  Any
>> ideas?  Or is it time to re-install Precise?
>
> I don't understand where you are seeing this.  Is it desktop files
> inside nautilus, shortcuts on the desktop, something to do with the
> launcher, or where?
>
> A full screenshot posted somewhere as suggested by Bod might be helpful

OK, got it. I am seeing it if I view /usr/share/applications in
nautilus or if I copy a .desktop file to the Desktop from there.  I
would report it as a bug in nautilus if not already reported.

Colin

>
> Colin



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