Bug#505534: gnome-panel: gnome-desktop-item-edit create an unnecessary ~/file: folder

[neuss]

Package: gnome-panel
Version: 2.20.3-5
Severity: minor

Hello,

by creating a starter on the gnome-desktop an unnecessary ~/file: folder ist created too.

~$ ps -f -u user
user      3500     1  0 12:27 ?        00:00:00 gnome-desktop-item-edit --create-new /home/user/Desktop
~$ ls -l
drwx------ 3 user user  72  8. Nov 16:45 file:
~$ tree file:
file:
`-- home
    `-- user
        `-- Desktop

3 directories, 0 files
~$

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages gnome-panel depends on:
ii  gnome-about                2.22.3-2      The GNOME about box
ii  gnome-control-center       1:2.22.2.1-2  utilities to configure the GNOME d
ii  gnome-desktop-data         2.22.3-2      Common files for GNOME 2 desktop a
ii  gnome-menus                2.22.2-4      an implementation of the freedeskt
ii  gnome-panel-data           2.20.3-5      common files for the GNOME Panel
ii  libatk1.0-0                1.22.0-1      The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libbonobo2-0               2.22.0-1      Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libbonoboui2-0             2.22.0-1      The Bonobo UI library
ii  libc6                      2.7-15        GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcairo2                  1.6.4-6.1     The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2           0.76-1        simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libecal1.2-7               2.22.3-1      Client library for evolution calen
ii  libedataserver1.2-9        2.22.3-1      Utility library for evolution data
ii  libedataserverui1.2-8      2.22.3-1      GUI utility library for evolution 
ii  libgconf2-4                2.22.0-1      GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglade2-0                1:2.6.2-1     library to load .glade files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0               2.16.6-1      The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-desktop-2         2.22.3-2      Utility library for loading .deskt
ii  libgnome-menu2             2.22.2-4      an implementation of the freedeskt
ii  libgnome2-0                2.20.1.1-1    The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
ii  libgnomeui-0               2.20.1.1-2    The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii  libgnomevfs2-0             1:2.22.0-5    GNOME Virtual File System (runtime
ii  libgtk2.0-0                2.12.11-4     The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  liborbit2                  1:2.14.13-0.1 libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpanel-applet2-0         2.20.3-5      library for GNOME Panel applets
ii  libpango1.0-0              1.20.5-3      Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libwnck22                  2.22.3-1      Window Navigator Construction Kit 
ii  libx11-6                   2:1.1.5-2     X11 client-side library
ii  libxau6                    1:1.0.3-3     X11 authorisation library
ii  menu-xdg                   0.3           freedesktop.org menu compliant win

Versions of packages gnome-panel recommends:
pn  alacarte                      <none>     (no description available)
pn  evolution-data-server         <none>     (no description available)
ii  gnome-applets                 2.22.3-3   Various applets for GNOME 2 panel 
ii  gnome-icon-theme              2.22.0-1   GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii  gnome-session                 2.22.3-2   The GNOME 2 Session Manager

Versions of packages gnome-panel suggests:
pn  gnome-system-tools            <none>     (no description available)
ii  gnome-terminal [x-terminal-em 2.22.3-3   The GNOME 2 terminal emulator appl
pn  gnome2-user-guide             <none>     (no description available)
ii  nautilus                      2.20.0-7   file manager and graphical shell f
ii  yelp                          2.22.1-8   Help browser for GNOME 2

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