Context menu: New Folders or New Documents created on Desktop are placed under unity launcher

Bug #1629477 reported by Doug McMahon
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
nautilus (Ubuntu)
Expired
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

Test Case:
ubuntu session
Right click on Desktop > New Folder or New Document
The created file is placed half way under the unity launcher

screen attached, 2 new folders, 2 new docs

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: nautilus 1:3.20.3-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-17.19-generic 4.8.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7
Date: Fri Sep 30 18:04:17 2016
GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'geometry' b"'890x550+388+162'"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-28 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20160928)
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_nautilus:
 gnome-terminal 3.20.2-1ubuntu4
 gnome-user-share 3.14.2-2ubuntu4

Revision history for this message
Doug McMahon (mc3man) wrote :
summary: - Context menu: New Flders or New Documents created on Desktop are placed
+ Context menu: New Folders or New Documents created on Desktop are placed
under unity launcher
Revision history for this message
Doug McMahon (mc3man) wrote :

Seems to go away after a bit so may be invalid. Will give so time to see..

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

is that still an issue? seems to work here and there were some fixes around the layout code before 16.10

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for nautilus (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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