Re: [Usability] Hide the Desktop folder

[Julien Olivier <julo altern org>]

Le mercredi 24 ao�05 �0:09 +0200, Uno Engborg a �it :
> >
> > To prevent risk of losing data I would suggest hiding the Desktop 
> > folder in Nautilus and just let the users
> > se the files on the actual desktop.
> 
> 
> One clarification.
> 
> I don't think it would be a good idea to change the name to .Desktop as 
> many other
> desktop environments use the Desktop folder for their desktops.  A 
> better way would be to keep
> the name Desktop and list it in a .hidden file of the home directory.
> 

I agree.

And I also believe that the "desktop" shortcut should be removed from
the places menu in spatial Nautilus (as the desktop shouldn't be
viewable twice in spatial Nautilus).

-- 
Julien Olivier <julo altern org>