Dragging a URL to the desktop saves web page instead of creating a link
Bug #475587 reported by
Marc Deslauriers
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #194191: Cannot drag and drop bookmark to desktop.
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Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: firefox-3.5
In Jaunty, dragging a URL from the address bar icon to the desktop would create a launcher on the desktop.
When I do it in karmic, it saves a copy of the webpage to the desktop, instead of a link.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 5 11:53:41 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: firefox 3.5.4+nobinonly
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: firefox-3.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
Changed in firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
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I can confirm this behaviour. I found out how I can still create launchers on the desktop:
- drag the address bar icon to the desktop (and don't drop it)
- when you left the firefox window with your mouse and you are ready to drop it on the desktop press and hold ALT
- drop it to the desktop
- release ALT