Ubuntu
gnome-terminal package

Terminal launchers cannot be renamed

Bug #109919 reported by mac.ryan
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-terminal (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Normally, it is possible to create/rename a launcher, change its description and add it to the pane or desktop. With "terminal" (gnome-terminal) this is not possible, as it will keep on reverting its name to the original one, no matter what one tries. The bug is being discussed in a forum discussion: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=422081

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mac.ryan (macryan) wrote :

Maybe in relation with: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/109919 ?

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug. What version of Ubuntu do you use? Could you describe the exact steps leading to the bug?

Changed in gnome-terminal:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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mac.ryan (macryan) wrote : FIXED

The bug seems to have been fixed already, still, if you are interested:

The exact steps can be found to the forum thread linked in the original report. For brevity, here's a quotation:

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I dragged a copy of the terminal icon (gnome-terminal) from the Applications menu, onto the panel at the top. I am using it to open an ssh session to another computer automatically with

gnome-terminal -e "ssh -Y etc...

and that works, but I wanted to rename it. I change it's name and comment in properties, but it just keeps reverting back to the original name and comment. I have other launch icons on the panel, like one for Thunderbird email client, and those can be renamed.
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Additionally, I also tired to create a fresh launcher (from the scratch) but the name would not change either.

I assume at that date I was using ubuntu feisty 64bit already (otherwise ubuntu edgy 32). I don't know about other users reporting the bug. However, I tried now to repeat the behaviour described, and I couldn't replicate it anymore. I assume it might have been fixed by some upgrades between the bug report and now.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

closing the bug then

Changed in gnome-terminal:
status: Needs Info → Fix Released
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