It's a GConf key controlling whether or not nautilus shows the desktop folder over the background on the root window.
In nautilus: libnautilus-private/apps_nautilus_preferences.schemas.in: <key>/schemas/apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop</key> libnautilus-private/apps_nautilus_preferences.schemas.in: <applyto>/apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop</applyto> libnautilus-private/nautilus-global-preferences.h:#define NAUTILUS_PREFERENCES_SHOW_DESKTOP "preferences/show_desktop" debian/patches/11_restart_mode.patch:+ if ((no_desktop || !eel_preferences_get_boolean (NAUTILUS_PREFERENCES_SHOW_DESKTOP)) libnautilus-private/nautilus-global-preferences.c: { NAUTILUS_PREFERENCES_SHOW_DESKTOP, src/nautilus-main.c: (NAUTILUS_PREFERENCES_SHOW_DESKTOP, TRUE); src/nautilus-application.c: !eel_preferences_get_boolean (NAUTILUS_PREFERENCES_SHOW_DESKTOP)) { src/nautilus-application.c: eel_preferences_add_callback_while_alive (NAUTILUS_PREFERENCES_SHOW_DESKTOP, src/nautilus-application.c: if ( eel_preferences_get_boolean (NAUTILUS_PREFERENCES_SHOW_DESKTOP)) { -- Nautilus only sends "loaded" signal to xsplash when show_desktop is set https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439278 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs