[Desktop-packages] [Bug 963658] Re: The way nautilus handles the desktop needs serious improvement
Thank you for your detailled bug report, the bug tracker is not the right place for such design discussion though, it's made to track defects in the software, mailing lists are better to raise such topics To reply to some of the points you listed > Firstly, the designated are for which desktop icons can be placed is not consistant. Between logging in and out of the computer icons can shift location. Icons will also switch position when switching from Gnome-Shell to Unity. Those are already reported bugs and known issues, see bug #955676 for example > Similarly, the "keep aligned" needs work. The icons will only lock horozontally; vertically they can be placed at any spacing. Also, Mac OS X has a nice effect where an icon will slide back to it's original position if you place it in a unavailable space. It would be nice to see some sort of an effect, as there is no effect now and it is very bare. it's also a known,reported issue > Another issue with the lock icons is the defualt spacing from the edge of the screen. The Icons are spaced very far off the sides of the screen and the dock, perhaps this could be toned down a bit. > Another issue I have found is that even when the "keep aligned" option is on, if you drag a file from a nautilus window and drop it on the desktop it can be placed anywhere, and does not snap to any sort of alignment. It only will snap to alignment if you move it a second time after the initally drag from the window. Those could perhaps be reported in separate tickets, though they might already have been report, so to check > These are just some observations that I have made that I believe could improve the desktop experience. Perhaps a couple of these suggestions should be requested from the Gnome-Team, or if they are made could be sent upstream." GNOME stopped displaying a desktop, they just display a wallpaper, maybe Ubuntu should be doing the same since the dash is meant to be the way to access files and applications in Unity... In any case some of the improvements you list would be nice but that sort of work is low on the priority list and it didn't happen for 10 years, it's not likely it will happen now that the desktop is faded out if nobody steps up to do the work ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/963658 Title: The way nautilus handles the desktop needs serious improvement Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: The way the nautilus handles the desktop could use some serious improvement. Firstly, the designated are for which desktop icons can be placed is not consistant. Between logging in and out of the computer icons can shift location. Icons will also switch position when switching from Gnome-Shell to Unity. Similarly, the "keep aligned" needs work. The icons will only lock horozontally; vertically they can be placed at any spacing. Also, Mac OS X has a nice effect where an icon will slide back to it's original position if you place it in a unavailable space. It would be nice to see some sort of an effect, as there is no effect now and it is very bare. Another issue with the lock icons is the defualt spacing from the edge of the screen. The Icons are spaced very far off the sides of the screen and the dock, perhaps this could be toned down a bit. Another issue I have found is that even when the "keep aligned" option is on, if you drag a file from a nautilus window and drop it on the desktop it can be placed anywhere, and does not snap to any sort of alignment. It only will snap to alignment if you move it a second time after the initally drag from the window. These are just some observations that I have made that I believe could improve the desktop experience. Perhaps a couple of these suggestions should be requested from the Gnome-Team, or if they are made could be sent upstream. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.3.92-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Mar 23 21:12:59 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/963658/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 963658] Re: The way nautilus handles the desktop needs serious improvement
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/963658 Title: The way nautilus handles the desktop needs serious improvement Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: The way the nautilus handles the desktop could use some serious improvement. Firstly, the designated are for which desktop icons can be placed is not consistant. Between logging in and out of the computer icons can shift location. Icons will also switch position when switching from Gnome-Shell to Unity. Similarly, the "keep aligned" needs work. The icons will only lock horozontally; vertically they can be placed at any spacing. Also, Mac OS X has a nice effect where an icon will slide back to it's original position if you place it in a unavailable space. It would be nice to see some sort of an effect, as there is no effect now and it is very bare. Another issue with the lock icons is the defualt spacing from the edge of the screen. The Icons are spaced very far off the sides of the screen and the dock, perhaps this could be toned down a bit. Another issue I have found is that even when the "keep aligned" option is on, if you drag a file from a nautilus window and drop it on the desktop it can be placed anywhere, and does not snap to any sort of alignment. It only will snap to alignment if you move it a second time after the initally drag from the window. These are just some observations that I have made that I believe could improve the desktop experience. Perhaps a couple of these suggestions should be requested from the Gnome-Team, or if they are made could be sent upstream. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.3.92-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Mar 23 21:12:59 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/963658/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 963658] Re: The way nautilus handles the desktop needs serious improvement
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/963658 Title: The way nautilus handles the desktop needs serious improvement Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The way the nautilus handles the desktop could use some serious improvement. Firstly, the designated are for which desktop icons can be placed is not consistant. Between logging in and out of the computer icons can shift location. Icons will also switch position when switching from Gnome-Shell to Unity. Similarly, the "keep aligned" needs work. The icons will only lock horozontally; vertically they can be placed at any spacing. Also, Mac OS X has a nice effect where an icon will slide back to it's original position if you place it in a unavailable space. It would be nice to see some sort of an effect, as there is no effect now and it is very bare. Another issue with the lock icons is the defualt spacing from the edge of the screen. The Icons are spaced very far off the sides of the screen and the dock, perhaps this could be toned down a bit. Another issue I have found is that even when the "keep aligned" option is on, if you drag a file from a nautilus window and drop it on the desktop it can be placed anywhere, and does not snap to any sort of alignment. It only will snap to alignment if you move it a second time after the initally drag from the window. These are just some observations that I have made that I believe could improve the desktop experience. Perhaps a couple of these suggestions should be requested from the Gnome-Team, or if they are made could be sent upstream. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.3.92-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Mar 23 21:12:59 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/963658/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
