Re: [Nautilus-list] Desktop folder

[Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com>]

<bordoley msu edu> writes:
> In earlier versions of nautilus 1.1.x the desktop was a non-hidden
> file in the user's home directory called Desktop. Now it's a hidden
> directory .gnome-desktop. Why was it changed and can it be changed
> back. I'll file a bug if needed. It's really nice having the desktop
> not being hidden, as it allows the user to save files to the desktop
> from other applications. Please change this.
> 

It was changed (I believe) because people already have lots of files
and links in ~/.gnome-desktop that they don't want to lose.

To change it back I think you'd need to add code that on seeing a
~/.gnome-desktop offers to rename it.

Havoc