[Bug 38056] Fix scattered volume icons in Desktop, and some suggestions to Dapper.

[joelbryan]

Public bug reported:

Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
when volume is shown in desktop, the icons are scattered everytime a
desktop session is started.

This should be load at startup to fix the current situation.

#!/bin/bash

#refresh desktop icons, fix some issues with scattered volume icons.
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop "0"
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/desktop/volumes_visible "0"
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop "1"
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/desktop/volumes_visible "1"

#you might as well consider these settings

#this is a global configuration that sets the toolbar style to "icons",
#that changes the feel of applications and files to be more like an
#object.
gconftool-2 -t string -s /desktop/gnome/interface/toolbar_style "icons"

#loads the trio icons to the desktop, an icon linking to them will be put
#on the desktop. 
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/desktop/computer_icon_visible "1"
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/desktop/network_icon_visible "1"
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/desktop/trash_icon_visible "1"

#nautilus starts with sidebar, however, I think that there's a
#redundancy of this feature to the breadcrumbs menu and the "Go" menu.
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/preferences/start_with_sidebar "0"

#this is an alternative way to display the icon labels.
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/icon_view/labels_beside_icon "1"
Public bug reported:

Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
when volume is shown in desktop, the icons are scattered everytime a
desktop session is started.

This should be load at startup to fix the current situation.

#!/bin/bash

#refresh desktop icons, fix some issues with scattered volume icons.
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop "0"
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/desktop/volumes_visible "0"
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop "1"
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/desktop/volumes_visible "1"

#you might as well consider these settings

#this is a global configuration that sets the toolbar style to "icons",
#that changes the feel of applications and files to be more like an
#object.
gconftool-2 -t string -s /desktop/gnome/interface/toolbar_style "icons"

#loads the trio icons to the desktop, an icon linking to them will be put
#on the desktop. 
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/desktop/computer_icon_visible "1"
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/desktop/network_icon_visible "1"
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/desktop/trash_icon_visible "1"

#nautilus starts with sidebar, however, I think that there's a
#redundancy of this feature to the breadcrumbs menu and the "Go" menu.
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/preferences/start_with_sidebar "0"

#this is an alternative way to display the icon labels.
gconftool-2 -t boolean -s /apps/nautilus/icon_view/labels_beside_icon "1"
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Fix scattered volume icons in Desktop, and some suggestions to Dapper.
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/38056