Re: Empty folder gives a `hand' cursor icon (foolish)
Freeman wrote: On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 11:08:14PM +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: Freeman wrote: On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 07:00:12PM +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: Aioanei Rares wrote: Merciadri Luca wrote: Hi, After having deleted the content of a folder of mine (on an external HDD), clicking on the empty folder's icon gives me an empty folder (that is normal), but the cursor keeps being a `hand' (just like when one can click one something). Note that I have activated the `one-click to open a folder' mode. It is definitively not normal. Any idea? Gnome, KDE,? Sorry, GNOME. Assuming Nautilus, is view hidden files checked? Yes. You assume the right thing: I am using Nautilus. And? Does that explain something I am not aware of? Just a thought. You may have overlooked deleting hidden files and the folder may therefore not be empty. I verified, but actually not, unfortunately. Sorry to deceive you: it would have been easier if that was the solution. -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me. The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy. (Malcolm Forbes) signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Empty folder gives a `hand' cursor icon (foolish)
On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:35:21 +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: After having deleted the content of a folder of mine (on an external HDD), clicking on the empty folder's icon gives me an empty folder (that is normal), but the cursor keeps being a `hand' (just like when one can click one something). Note that I have activated the `one-click to open a folder' mode. It is definitively not normal. Not, it's not :-) (I mean, not happening here, in lenny) Any idea? Some tests/questions: - Does this also happen on local (non-usb) and empty folders? - Does this happen if you select the double-click method (just for testing purposes)? - Does it happen if you login with another fresh-created user? There was only once that I experienced weird things with icons but was on a virtual machine running virtualbox. I updated the kernel on that VM and forgot to update guest additions which gave something like you are seeing now (mouse cursor not detecting the object it was over). Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.03.15.11.10...@gmail.com
Re: Empty folder gives a `hand' cursor icon (foolish)
Camaleón wrote: On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:35:21 +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: After having deleted the content of a folder of mine (on an external HDD), clicking on the empty folder's icon gives me an empty folder (that is normal), but the cursor keeps being a `hand' (just like when one can click one something). Note that I have activated the `one-click to open a folder' mode. It is definitively not normal. Not, it's not :-) (I mean, not happening here, in lenny) Any idea? Some tests/questions: - Does this also happen on local (non-usb) and empty folders? No. - Does this happen if you select the double-click method (just for testing purposes)? No. - Does it happen if you login with another fresh-created user? No. There was only once that I experienced weird things with icons but was on a virtual machine running virtualbox. I updated the kernel on that VM and forgot to update guest additions which gave something like you are seeing now (mouse cursor not detecting the object it was over) Weird! -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me. Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Empty folder gives a `hand' cursor icon (foolish)
On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:44:16 +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: Camaleón wrote: - Does this also happen on local (non-usb) and empty folders? No. Ugh. Then maybe GNOME is caching something (the content of the folder) and acting as if there still were objects there. I fail to find another explanation :-? Have you tried to reload the folder and move the cursor on the screen or just umounting/mounting the external drive to see if that helps? Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.03.15.13.15...@gmail.com
Re: Empty folder gives a `hand' cursor icon (foolish)
Camaleón wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:44:16 +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: Camaleón wrote: - Does this also happen on local (non-usb) and empty folders? No. Ugh. Then maybe GNOME is caching something (the content of the folder) and acting as if there still were objects there. I fail to find another explanation :-? Have you tried to reload the folder and move the cursor on the screen or just umounting/mounting the external drive to see if that helps? Yes, and it does exactly the same. -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Empty folder gives a `hand' cursor icon (foolish)
On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: Camaleón wrote: Have you tried to reload the folder and move the cursor on the screen or just umounting/mounting the external drive to see if that helps? Yes, and it does exactly the same. Wow :-O Let's follow the bug path... (searching) How about this? *** Bug 394662 - Hand pointer still shown after entering a new directory https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=394662 *** Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.03.15.14.34...@gmail.com
Re: Empty folder gives a `hand' cursor icon (foolish)
Camaleón wrote: On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: Camaleón wrote: Have you tried to reload the folder and move the cursor on the screen or just umounting/mounting the external drive to see if that helps? Yes, and it does exactly the same. Wow :-O Let's follow the bug path... (searching) How about this? *** Bug 394662 - Hand pointer still shown after entering a new directory https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=394662 *** Nice. I directly posted a comment. These news do not seem old. It must be a `fresh' problem. Thanks for your pointer and your help. -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Empty folder gives a `hand' cursor icon (foolish)
Merciadri Luca wrote: Hi, After having deleted the content of a folder of mine (on an external HDD), clicking on the empty folder's icon gives me an empty folder (that is normal), but the cursor keeps being a `hand' (just like when one can click one something). Note that I have activated the `one-click to open a folder' mode. It is definitively not normal. Any idea? Gnome, KDE,? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4b9d2053.9050...@gmail.com
Re: Empty folder gives a `hand' cursor icon (foolish)
Aioanei Rares wrote: Merciadri Luca wrote: Hi, After having deleted the content of a folder of mine (on an external HDD), clicking on the empty folder's icon gives me an empty folder (that is normal), but the cursor keeps being a `hand' (just like when one can click one something). Note that I have activated the `one-click to open a folder' mode. It is definitively not normal. Any idea? Gnome, KDE,? Sorry, GNOME. -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Empty folder gives a `hand' cursor icon (foolish)
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 07:00:12PM +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: Aioanei Rares wrote: Merciadri Luca wrote: Hi, After having deleted the content of a folder of mine (on an external HDD), clicking on the empty folder's icon gives me an empty folder (that is normal), but the cursor keeps being a `hand' (just like when one can click one something). Note that I have activated the `one-click to open a folder' mode. It is definitively not normal. Any idea? Gnome, KDE,? Sorry, GNOME. Assuming Nautilus, is view hidden files checked? -- Kind Regards, Freeman http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100314215439.gb19...@europa.office
Re: Empty folder gives a `hand' cursor icon (foolish)
Freeman wrote: On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 07:00:12PM +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: Aioanei Rares wrote: Merciadri Luca wrote: Hi, After having deleted the content of a folder of mine (on an external HDD), clicking on the empty folder's icon gives me an empty folder (that is normal), but the cursor keeps being a `hand' (just like when one can click one something). Note that I have activated the `one-click to open a folder' mode. It is definitively not normal. Any idea? Gnome, KDE,? Sorry, GNOME. Assuming Nautilus, is view hidden files checked? Yes. You assume the right thing: I am using Nautilus. And? Does that explain something I am not aware of? -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me. Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Empty folder gives a `hand' cursor icon (foolish)
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 11:08:14PM +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: Freeman wrote: On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 07:00:12PM +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: Aioanei Rares wrote: Merciadri Luca wrote: Hi, After having deleted the content of a folder of mine (on an external HDD), clicking on the empty folder's icon gives me an empty folder (that is normal), but the cursor keeps being a `hand' (just like when one can click one something). Note that I have activated the `one-click to open a folder' mode. It is definitively not normal. Any idea? Gnome, KDE,? Sorry, GNOME. Assuming Nautilus, is view hidden files checked? Yes. You assume the right thing: I am using Nautilus. And? Does that explain something I am not aware of? Just a thought. You may have overlooked deleting hidden files and the folder may therefore not be empty. -- Kind Regards, Freeman http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100314221220.gc19...@europa.office
Re: Empty folder gives a `hand' cursor icon (foolish)
Freeman wrote: On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 11:08:14PM +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: Freeman wrote: On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 07:00:12PM +0100, Merciadri Luca wrote: Aioanei Rares wrote: Merciadri Luca wrote: Hi, After having deleted the content of a folder of mine (on an external HDD), clicking on the empty folder's icon gives me an empty folder (that is normal), but the cursor keeps being a `hand' (just like when one can click one something). Note that I have activated the `one-click to open a folder' mode. It is definitively not normal. Any idea? Gnome, KDE,? Sorry, GNOME. Assuming Nautilus, is view hidden files checked? Yes. You assume the right thing: I am using Nautilus. And? Does that explain something I am not aware of? Just a thought. You may have overlooked deleting hidden files and the folder may therefore not be empty. Not a bad idea, but I verified: the folder was really empty (I did a `ls -al' and also, using Nautilus, I realized that it was completely empty because of the number of elements it was containing). -- Merciadri Luca See http://www.student.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~merciadri/ I use PGP. If there is an incompatibility problem with your mail client, please contact me. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
