David: I'm quoting from your blog post:
A paper cut is not:
* A new feature. If it requires writing more than a few lines of
code, or adds any new visual elements to an interface, it’s probably not
a paper cut.
By that definition, this isn't a paper cut, it's just an important
usability
Newly attached patch is one I've seen before in some form, but it still
needs quite a lot of work before it can be accepted. Breaks coding
style, irreversibly forces the new behavior upon users, and adds changes
that should be irrelevant (and wrong in the case of the commented
assertion; if it's
Attached patch addresses this issue. Needs some love, but it's a
start...
** Also affects: hundredpapercuts
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Attachment added: Nautilus auto-layout patch
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27967809/nautilus-auto-icons.patch
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This is not a paper cut because it is not a general usability issue, but
rather a feature request that will benefit a relatively small amount of
users. The bug itself is fine -- and I agree with it -- but it's not a
paper cut.
** Changed in: hundredpapercuts
Status: New = Invalid
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Sorry, this is very much a paper cut! Auto-arrange desktop icons is
already a user visible feature in Nautilus, it just doesn't work as
expected. This small fix would benefit an enormous number of users by
helping them to keep their desktops tidy.
Daniel, why do you think it would not benefit a
** Attachment removed: Autosort support
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/11691893/92_nautilus_keep_aligned.patch
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Yes, that's true. But this isn't really what this bug is about. If I
have to disable and reenable Keep Aligned every time then I can just
as well click Clean Up by Name once. Your patch seems to be a solution
to bug 12454 instead. Maybe you confused these two bugs? Because bug
12454 also speaks
Hmm. For me this patch doesn't do anything at all.
I compiled and installed it, logged out and logged in again and tried it
with and without the Keep Aligned option in the context menu of the
desktop. Still, I can place items anywhere and there is no automatic
Clean Up by Name.
I have attached
The option works when icons are added or removed
For example , if you insert a usb disk the icons are auto aligned ...
Another thing , i only installed the new nautilus_2.20.0-0ubuntu7_i386.deb and
none of the others *.deb
Try to move an icon to any place [out of the grid] then , disable Keep
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed = Triaged
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Try this patch. I made it for gutsy , maybe work in other versions ...
Try:
apt-get source nautilus
cp 92_nautilus_keep_aligned.patch debian/patches
echo 92_nautilus_keep_aligned.patch debian/patches/series
dpkg-buildpackage
after the build , just install the new package
Now keep aligned
Try this patch. I made it for gutsy , maybe work in other versions ...
Try:
apt-get source nautilus
cp 92_nautilus_keep_aligned.patch debian/patches
echo 92_nautilus_keep_aligned.patch debian/patches/series
dpkg-buildpackage
after the build , just install the new package
Now keep aligned
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Assignee: Sebastien Bacher = Ubuntu Desktop Bugs
Status: Unconfirmed = Confirmed
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** Changed in: nautilus (upstream)
Status: Unconfirmed = Confirmed
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