Moving .config aside makes the problem go away, until the next time I log in to (or out of) gnome-classic. I was able to diff the .config before and after and this is what I found:
al@al-desktop:~$ diff -Nur .config .config-bad1 diff -Nur .config/compiz-1/compizconfig/config .config-bad1/compiz-1/compizconfig/config --- .config/compiz-1/compizconfig/config 2012-06-04 19:47:36.242075999 +0100 +++ .config-bad1/compiz-1/compizconfig/config 2012-06-04 19:46:08.210076005 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +[gnome_session] +profile = + diff -Nur .config/nautilus/desktop-metadata .config-bad1/nautilus/desktop-metadata --- .config/nautilus/desktop-metadata 2012-06-04 19:47:37.214076002 +0100 +++ .config-bad1/nautilus/desktop-metadata 2012-06-04 19:46:54.890076001 +0100 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
[directory] nautilus-icon-view-keep-aligned=true -nautilus-icon-view-layout-timestamp=1338835657 +nautilus-icon-view-layout-timestamp=1338835614
Moving .config aside makes the problem go away, until the next time I log in to (or out of) gnome-classic. I was able to diff the .config before and after and this is what I found:
al@al-desktop:~$ diff -Nur .config .config-bad1 compiz- 1/compizconfig/ config .config- bad1/compiz- 1/compizconfig/ config compiz- 1/compizconfig/ config 2012-06-04 19:47:36.242075999 +0100 bad1/compiz- 1/compizconfig/ config 2012-06-04 19:46:08.210076005 +0100 nautilus/ desktop- metadata .config- bad1/nautilus/ desktop- metadata nautilus/ desktop- metadata 2012-06-04 19:47:37.214076002 +0100 bad1/nautilus/ desktop- metadata 2012-06-04 19:46:54.890076001 +0100
diff -Nur .config/
--- .config/
+++ .config-
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[gnome_session]
+profile =
+
diff -Nur .config/
--- .config/
+++ .config-
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
[directory] icon-view- keep-aligned= true icon-view- layout- timestamp= 1338835657 icon-view- layout- timestamp= 1338835614
nautilus-
-nautilus-
+nautilus-