desktop_is_home_dir

[Søren Hauberg]

Hi,
Now that you mention it I thought I'd better mention that if
desktop_is_home_dir is enabled the "Computer" menu will contain a link
to both Home and Desktop.

Should I file a bug?

Søren

man, 20 09 2004 kl. 11:17 -0700, skrev Nathan Howell:
> Has there been any discussion about making this nautilus option a
> default in Ubuntu? It seems to be a really good fit with both spatial
> nautilus and the default empty desktop in Ubuntu. (It's my own
> preference as well, so I'm biased, of course.)
> 
> For those who don't know what this option does, and can't figure it out
> from the name ;-) it makes your home directory your desktop.
> 
> I think this is worth considering since it would remove a point of
> confusion for new users. Users don't know what a home directory is
> anyway, and the distinction with the desktop really helps nothing, in my
> experience. Removing either Home or Desktop from the Computer menu would
> be a nice simplification. I think it makes sense to just have all of a
> users' files right in front of them on the desktop when it is visible.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Nathan
> 
>