unity launcher displays empty launcher button / type=link folder not supported

[Andy Whitcroft]

Binary package hint: unity

When booting the Natty Alpha 1 ISOs the Unity launcher is showing an empty launcher button. This button is clickable and frobs to indicate something is starting, but nothing does. This empty icon was not there on an upgraded system.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.2.2-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/active_plugins'
Date: Thu Dec 2 09:26:47 2010
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20101202)
LiveMediaBuild_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20101202)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Mini 5102
PciDisplay: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation N10 Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:a011] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.19-generic 2.6.37-rc3
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu3b1
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.9+repack-1ubuntu2
 libdrm2 2.4.22-2ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.13.901-2ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2-1ubuntu2
SourcePackage: unity
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 03/11/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68PGU Ver. F.05
dmi.board.name: 3653
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 43.1D
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU0150M0R
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68PGUVer.F.05:bd03/11/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPMini5102:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3653:rvrKBCVersion43.1D:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Mini 5102
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = x86_64, kernel = 2.6.37-7-generic

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

See attached screenshot for example.

[muzzol (muzzol)]

this bug also affects me.

is limited unity launcher to "Type=Application" by design?

I would like to create shortcuts to some URL but "Type=URL" don't work.

[dino99 (9d9)]

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