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(Get the code!)
(In reply to Pjotr from comment #14)
> Speaking strictly from a user's point of view: it just makes no sense, to
> issue a warning and require the granting of executability rights, for the
> innocent act of launching an application by clicking a desktop shortcut. No
> sense at all....
>
> This is needlessly confusing for beginners and very user-unfriendly. As far
> as I know, Xfce is the only desktop environment that does this.
>
> It's no show-stopper bug of course, but it displeases some new Xfce users to
> the point that they stop seeing Xfce as a good alternative for other
> desktops.
>
> Please remove this nasty "paper cut" from Xfce....
Please don't copy and paste comments across bug reports, and please make sure you're up-to-date with the discussion :-)
The current proposal I made is that there will never be any warning on the Desktop, unless it is also used as a Downloads directory (in which case no difference can be made between Downloads and app shortcuts.
Warning about the risks inherent to the execution of unknown software is certainly not a pleasant experience, but it remains a necessary first step to help our users build the right mental models of malware and adopt safer practices.