Bug#384918: Icon changing on the desktop is more difficult then on the top panel.

[John]

Package: nautilus
Version: 2.14.3-1
Severity: normal


If I right click on an icon in the panel(one I put there), I go to
properties
and I clearly see "Icon:" and then a picture of the icon. So I know to click
on
the Icon when I do this the "Browse Icons" box comes up. It puts me in
/usr/share/pixmaps/ by default so I see the pictures of the icons and I pick
one.(simple and good)

If I right click on an icon on the desktop though, and go to properties then

basic...The icon blends in with the window. I don't even realize I have to
click on the icon. It doesn't show "Icon:" like the panel does. This isn't a
big problem once I figured it out. The bigger problem was that the "Select
Custom Icon" box comes up, and all the files are listed.(I do not see any
pictures) Also I don't even start in /usr/share/pixmaps by default...I start
in
$HOME, and there are no icons in $HOME, So I have to know that icons are in
/usr/share/pixmaps and then go there, and then when I click on an icon a
small
tiny picture shows up on the right. Well basically I wanted to know if it
was
possible to have it so when you right click on an icon on the Desktop and go

change it, that is has similar behavior as if I were to change it on the
panel.
The way to change it on the panel seems more user friendly and easy. You go
to
the proper directory(/usr/share/pixmaps) by default. And you see pictures
right
away by default and you pick one. With the desktop method you have to know
two
things that I believe most users won't know. You have to know where the
icons
are, and you have to know you're supposed to click on each one to see a
picture. THe pictures just don't show by default.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-2-686
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages nautilus depends on:
ii  desktop-file-utils         0.11-1        Utilities for .desktop files
ii  gnome-control-center       1:2.14.2-2    utilities to configure the
GNOME d
ii  libart-2.0-2               2.3.17-1      Library of functions for 2D
graphi
ii  libatk1.0-0                1.12.1-1      The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libbonobo2-0               2.14.0-1      Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libc6                      2.3.6.ds1-4   GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libeel2-2                  2.14.3-1      Eazel Extensions Library (for
GNOM
ii  libesd0                    0.2.36-3      Enlightened Sound Daemon -
Shared
ii  libexif12                  0.6.13-4      library to parse EXIF files
ii  libgail-common             1.8.11-2      GNOME Accessibility
Implementation
ii  libgail17                  1.8.11-2      GNOME Accessibility
Implementation
ii  libgconf2-4                2.14.0-4      GNOME configuration database
syste
ii  libglade2-0                1:2.6.0-2     library to load .glade files at
ru
ii  libglib2.0-0               2.10.3-3      The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-desktop-2         2.14.3-1      Utility library for loading
.deskt
ii  libgnome2-0                2.14.1-3      The GNOME 2 library - runtime
file
ii  libgnomecanvas2-0          2.14.0-2      A powerful object-oriented
display
ii  libgnomeui-0               2.14.1-2      The GNOME 2 libraries (User
Interf
ii  libgnomevfs2-0             2.14.2-1      GNOME virtual file-system
(runtime
ii  libgtk2.0-0                2.8.20-1      The GTK+ graphical user
interface
ii  libnautilus-extension1     2.14.3-1      libraries for nautilus
components
ii  liborbit2                  1:2.14.0-2    libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA
ORB
ii  libpango1.0-0              1.12.3-2      Layout and rendering of
internatio
ii  libpopt0                   1.10-3        lib for parsing cmdline
parameters
ii  librsvg2-2                 2.14.4-2      SAX-based renderer library for
SVG
ii  libstartup-notification0   0.8-1         library for program launch
feedbac
ii  libx11-6                   2:1.0.0-8     X11 client-side library
ii  libxml2                    2.6.26.dfsg-3 GNOME XML library
ii  nautilus-data              2.14.3-1      data files for nautilus
ii  shared-mime-info           0.17-2        FreeDesktop.org shared MIME
databa

Versions of packages nautilus recommends:
ii  desktop-base                  0.3.17     common files for the Debian
Deskto
ii  eject                         2.1.4-2.1  ejects CDs and operates
CD-Changer
pn  fam                           <none>     (no description available)
ii  libgnomevfs2-extra            2.14.2-1   GNOME virtual file-system
(extra m
ii  librsvg2-common               2.14.4-2   SAX-based renderer library for
SVG
ii  nautilus-cd-burner            2.14.3-1   CD Burning front-end for
Nautilus

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