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kdebase-workspace package

[KDE 4] Removed desktop icons return after reboot

Bug #189606 reported by integr8e
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
KDE Base
Fix Released
Medium
kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
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Bug Description

If I remove an icon from the KDE 4.0 desktop, from the desktop (by either clicking the "x" button that appears upon hovering over the icon or right-clicking the icon and choosing "remove this icon"), it is temporarily deleted, but will return to its previous location when I reboot. In order to permanently remove it, I must do so either via CLI or from a file manager.

I'm currently using a fully updated 64-bit version of Kubuntu Hardy Alpha4 on a Gateway NX860XL laptop, with an Nvidia GeForce Go 7900 GS GPU, Nvidia's 169.09 driver (installed from the repos), and an Intel Core2 Duo T7200 CPU. This problem also occurs in the 64-bit version of Kubuntu Gutsy. I'm sorry if I've associated this report with the wrong package; I won't be offended if it is moved to its correct location :)

Tags: kde4
Harald Sitter (apachelogger)
Changed in kdebase-workspace:
status: New → Confirmed
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hangy (hangy) wrote :

Probably related to this:
I got only one folder in ~/Desktop/ (nothing but that one folder in there, actually) and since some update, an additional instance of the widget (I assume those icons are widgets) is added on every start. So by now, I have got that icon on my desktop like 15 times or so.

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Harald Sitter (apachelogger) wrote :

No, not related.
hangy's issue is caused by a unncessary translation of a configuration string which makes plasma unable to read it's own configuration. A fix for this is already in KDE and should soon become available in our packages as well.

The initial report however is only related to the pure fact that removing an icon widget doesn't remove the underlying file in KDE 4.0.1 which means Plasma detects the file at every start and (re)creates the icon applet for it.

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in kdebase:
status: Unknown → Fix Released
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Harald Sitter (apachelogger) wrote :

Is this still appearing in KDE 4.0.3?

According to the upstream report it should be fixed.

Changed in kdebase-workspace:
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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integr8e (integr8e) wrote :

Yes, the icon still remains :P I've noticed that when I remove an icon from the KDE4 desktop by clicking its "x" button, the item is still shown when I run "ls ~/Desktop". Maybe they aren't going to release the fix until KDE 4.0.4?

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Harald Sitter (apachelogger) wrote :

Will defenitely be fixed in 4.1

Changed in kdebase-workspace:
status: Incomplete → Fix Committed
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integr8e (integr8e) wrote :

Awesome then! Thanks for your help!

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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

Fixed in Kubuntu Intrepid Ibex (8.10)
Thanks for helping Kubuntu!.

Changed in kdebase-workspace:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in kdebase:
importance: Unknown → Medium
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