[Bug 1278437] Re: can't move link type .desktop files around on desktop

2016-09-19 Thread Greg Malone
All together now, breath through your nose... A... that's better. Yes, this is a longstanding issue, but maintaining a major component of an OS is no small task, I'm sure you know. The Unity desktop dev team, I'm sure, are working their tails off to improve the s/ware, which includes prioriti

[Bug 1620740] [NEW] Dragging web link icon on desktop fails w "Error while copying..."

2016-09-06 Thread Greg Malone
Public bug reported: When I attempt to move a desktop icon that is a browser shortcut (Chrome) to another location on the desktop, it fails with this error: "Error while copying. The file "files" cannot be handled because you do not have permissions to read it." Dragging regular app icons on th

[Bug 1278437] Re: can't move link type .desktop files around on desktop

2016-09-07 Thread Greg Malone
Affirming that I can reproduce the "can't drag a link icon around on the desktop" issue on 16.04 When reporting it separately was referred to this thread by sysop. Looks like this issue's been around a long while. Like has been said, doesn't prevent core functionality of Ubuntu or Nautilus, but i