Bug#230756: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#230756: nautilus: Should not change desktop settings (color, icons) when launched under a non-GNOME session)

[Karsten M. Self]

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on Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 11:03:05AM -0800, Debian Bug Tracking System (owner=
@bugs.debian.org) wrote:
> This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report
> #230756: nautilus: Should not change desktop settings (color, icons) when=
 launched under a non-GNOME session,
> which was filed against the nautilus package.
>=20
> It has been closed by one of the developers, namely
> Sebastien Bacher <seb128@debian.org>.
>=20
> Their explanation is attached below.  If this explanation is
> unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate
> message then please contact the developer, by replying to this email.
>=20
> Debian bug tracking system administrator
> (administrator, Debian Bugs database)

> > When Nautilus is invoked under a non-GNOME session, e.g.:  another
> > window manager -- WindowMaker, blackbox, fluxbox, XFCE4, etc., it should
> > *NOT* change desktop attributes, including but not limited to:
> >
>=20
> $ nautilus --help
> ...
> --no-desktop                           Do not manage the desktop (ignore =
the
>                                        preference set in the preferences
>                                        dialog).

Reopening this bug.

This option is missing from the nautilus manpage, as are those listed
below excepting "--help" and "--version".


I still feel that the application should properly sense its environment,
and not open a desktop outside of a GNOME context.  Relying on user
input is a crutch.

I still feel that this behavior should be specifiable from within
Nautilus.


Listed options from 'nautilus --help':

      --load-modules=3DMODULE1,MODULE2,...     Dynamic modules to load

    Help options
      -?, --help                             Show this help message
      --usage                                Display brief usage message

    Application options
      -c, --check                            Perform a quick set of self-ch=
eck
                                             tests.
      -g, --geometry=3DGEOMETRY                Create the initial window wi=
th the
                                             given geometry.
      -n, --no-default-window                Only create windows for explic=
itly
                                             specified URIs.
      --no-desktop                           Do not manage the desktop (ign=
ore the
                                             preference set in the preferen=
ces
                                             dialog).
      -q, --quit                             Quit Nautilus.

    GTK+
      --gdk-debug=3DFLAGS                      Gdk debugging flags to set
      --gdk-no-debug=3DFLAGS                   Gdk debugging flags to unset
      --display=3DDISPLAY                      X display to use
      --screen=3DSCREEN                        X screen to use
      --sync                                 Make X calls synchronous
      --name=3DNAME                            Program name as used by the =
window
                                             manager
      --class=3DCLASS                          Program class as used by the=
 window
                                             manager
      --gxid-host=3DHOST
      --gxid-port=3DPORT
      --gtk-debug=3DFLAGS                      Gtk+ debugging flags to set
      --gtk-no-debug=3DFLAGS                   Gtk+ debugging flags to unset
      --g-fatal-warnings                     Make all warnings fatal
      --gtk-module=3DMODULE                    Load an additional Gtk module

    Bonobo activation Support
      --oaf-ior-fd=3DFD                        File descriptor to print IOR=
 on
      --oaf-activate-iid=3DIID                 IID to activate
      --oaf-private                          Prevent registering of server =
with OAF

    GNOME GConf Support

    GNOME Library
      --disable-sound                        Disable sound server usage
      --enable-sound                         Enable sound server usage
      --espeaker=3DHOSTNAME:PORT               Host:port on which the sound=
 server
                                             to use is running
      --version

    Session management
      --sm-client-id=3DID                      Specify session management ID
      --sm-config-prefix=3DPREFIX              Specify prefix of saved conf=
iguration
      --sm-disable                           Disable connection to session =
manager

    GNOME GUI Library
      --disable-crash-dialog


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