Re: Major change in desktop handling

[Dave Camp <dave ximian com>]

I just checked in a patch to show a desktop emblem on the desktop
folder.  You need the latest gnome-icon-theme and nautilus.

-dave

On Fri, 2003-05-16 at 11:25, Dave Camp wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-05-16 at 11:21, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > If you drag ~/Desktop on to the desktop, you will get a message telling
> > > you that you can't move a file into itself.
> > 
> > That is what I was afraid of. How do we make the user understand this
> > directory is the desktop. No other directory produces that message so it
> > is inconsistent. The two objects also look visually seperate.
> > 
> > Its a problem I've seen with other software so thats why I raise it.
> > (Could it have a clearer special icon ?)
> 
> Tigert suggested putting a desktop emblem on ~/Desktop.  That might help
> with the association.  The error message could possibly be more clear in
> this case, too.
> 
> -dave
> 
> 
> 
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