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From: hengxing <xhx321 () gmail ! com>
Date: 2009-01-09 2:04:28
Message-ID: 5b432a9b0901081804o3bcebaeai44cbc3b35d88e96 () mail ! gmail ! com
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Thanks all for your answer.
That's right. My ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs was modified by my some mistaken
operation which I
don't know how it happen by now.
The XDG_DESKTOP_DIR was set to $HOME. That is the reason.
2009/1/9 Daniel James <daniel@netbreeze.com.au>
> On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 17:04 +0800, hengxing wrote:
> > I don't know what my mistaken operation which makes all un-hidden
> > files in my 'home' directory list on the desktop. And if I delete the
> > file or directory on the desktop, it will remove the file in my 'home
> > ' directory accordingly. It seem a hard link on the desktop which map
> > to my 'home' directory. How can I remove it from the desktop?
>
> Sounds like you are showing your home folder as your desktop folder.
> There are two ways this can happen. There is a GConf setting that will
> let you display your home folder as your desktop, or, you could have
> your XDG_DESKTOP_DIR set to $HOME.
>
> To make sure your home dir isn't being used as your desktop dir in
> gconf, run this command:
>
> gconftool-2 -s /apps/nautilus/preferences/desktop_is_home_dir
> --type=bool false
>
> make sure that all appears on one line. You will need to restart
> nautilus to see the changes, just log out and then in again. If that
> doesn't work, you need to edit your XDG user-dirs file:
>
> gedit .config/user-dirs.dirs
>
> your DESKTOP entry should point to something like "$HOME/Desktop"
>
> Daniel
>
>
>
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<div>Thanks all for your answer. </div>
<div>That's right. My ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs was modified by my some mistaken \
operation which I </div> <div>don't know how it happen by now.<br></div>
<div>The XDG_DESKTOP_DIR was set to $HOME. That is the reason.<br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">2009/1/9 Daniel James <span dir="ltr"><<a \
href="mailto:daniel@netbreeze.com.au">daniel@netbreeze.com.au</a>></span><br> \
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; \
BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div>
<div></div>
<div class="Wj3C7c">On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 17:04 +0800, hengxing wrote:<br>> I \
don't know what my mistaken operation which makes all un-hidden<br>> files in \
my 'home' directory list on the desktop. And if I delete the<br> > file or \
directory on the desktop, it will remove the file in my 'home<br>> ' \
directory accordingly. It seem a hard link on the desktop which map<br>> to my \
'home' directory. How can I remove it from the desktop?<br> \
<br></div></div>Sounds like you are showing your home folder as your desktop \
folder.<br>There are two ways this can happen. There is a GConf setting that \
will<br>let you display your home folder as your desktop, or, you could have<br> your \
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR set to $HOME.<br><br>To make sure your home dir isn't being used \
as your desktop dir in<br>gconf, run this command:<br><br>gconftool-2 -s \
/apps/nautilus/preferences/desktop_is_home_dir<br>--type=bool false<br> <br>make sure \
that all appears on one line. You will need to restart<br>nautilus to see the \
changes, just log out and then in again. If that<br>doesn't work, you need to \
edit your XDG user-dirs file:<br><br>gedit .config/user-dirs.dirs<br> <br>your \
DESKTOP entry should point to something like "$HOME/Desktop"<br><font \
color="#888888"><br>Daniel<br><br><br></font></blockquote></div><br>
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