Bug#864196: gnome-session-flashback: Nautilus' header-bar user interface reqires access to gnome-shell top panel to change preferences.

[Alberts Muktupāvels]

CSD windows under GNOME Flashback should have appmenu button... Is that
missing for you?

- gsettings get org.gnome.gnome-flashback workarounds
- gsettings get org.gnome.gnome-flashback.workarounds fix-app-menu
- gsettings get org.gnome.gnome-flashback.workarounds fix-button-layout

All should return true.


On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 9:25 AM, Walter Irion <wirion at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Package: gnome-session-flashback
> Version: 3.22.0-3
> Severity: important
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
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> I tried to change nautilus preferences from a flashback session but
> couldn't
> because the menu with the "preferences" option exists only in the
> GNOME-Shell
> top panel.
>
> The only workaround I could find was to log out of the flashback session,
> start a GNOME-Shell session and change my nautilus preferences from there.
>
> Actually, I expected that the flashback session would do away with this
> -- in my opinion -- ill-conceived header-bar user interface.
>
> I do see the neccessity to shield novice users from un-needed complexity,
> but as soon as they start working with office applications they will
> have to learn using traditional drop-down menus anyway. So, in my opinion,
> the header-bar interface is throwing out the baby with the bath water.
>
> I know you folks put a hell of an effort into GNOME and I wish to thank
> all of you for that, even the header-bar programmers. But please try to
> see the point that sometimes tradition has its merits.
>
>
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 9.0
>   APT prefers testing
>   APT policy: (500, 'testing')
> Architecture: amd64
>  (x86_64)
>
> Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
> Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
>
> Versions of packages gnome-session-flashback depends on:
> ii  gnome-flashback        3.22.0-3
> ii  gnome-panel            3.20.1-1+b2
> ii  gnome-session-bin      3.22.3-1
> ii  gnome-session-common   3.22.3-1
> ii  gnome-settings-daemon  3.22.2-2
> ii  metacity               1:3.22.1-1
> ii  nautilus               3.22.3-1
>
> Versions of packages gnome-session-flashback recommends:
> ii  gnome-power-manager  3.22.2-2
> ii  gnome-screensaver    3.6.1-7+b2
>
> Versions of packages gnome-session-flashback suggests:
> ii  desktop-base      9.0.2
> ii  gnome-keyring     3.20.0-3
> ii  gnome-user-guide  3.22.0-1
>
> -- no debconf information
>
>


-- 
Alberts Muktupāvels
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