It's basically supposed to give cursor indication (spin) while app is loading & has been there forever. (possibly that line was almost always added to many .desktops as a matter of course, needed or not..
Seemed to have created issues in the past, ie. Bug 930768 (though nautilus.desktop still has the line & this may not still be an issue -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1256961 Title: new glib (2.39.1) causes some indicators & nautilus to not load promptly Status in “glib2.0” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Test case: updated 14.04 install with glib (2.39.1) & default installed indicator-applet-complete Log into either flashback session indicators session, datetime & sound will not be present additionally nautilus will have not been started (handling the Desktop), can be seen by absence of r. click on Desktop Wait 1-2 min, then the indicators will load & nautilus will have started (nautilus can be started prior to from places With previous glib (2.38+) none of this occurs ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: gnome-session-flashback (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-4.12-generic 3.12.1 Uname: Linux 3.12.0-4-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Dec 2 10:29:31 2013 SourcePackage: gnome-panel UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/+bug/1256961/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
