Cannot create an empty file on the desktop

Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here.

I can reproduce this on an upgrade from Xubuntu 10.10 to Xubuntu Natty beta2. I am able to create folders on the Desktop, but not files.

Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!

I have this problem too.

Xubuntu 11.04 Beta2 amd 64

I have this problem too.

Mytbuntu 11.04 Beta2 amd 64

Gohai, could you change the status of the bug in xfdesktop New-->Confirmed ?

Thanks.

Ṕlease don't. The Xubuntu bug is already marked triaged. The upstream bug is marked new, which is the status on Xfce bugzilla. It will change when the developers at Xfce change it.

Il 12/04/2011 22:32, Charlie Kravetz ha scritto:
> Ṕlease don't. The Xubuntu bug is already marked triaged. The upstream
> bug is marked new, which is the status on Xfce bugzilla. It will change
> when the developers at Xfce change it.
But I have the same problem in Mythbuntu too. Do you think it is better
to change or not?
I would like your opinion please.

Thanks, Alessandro

Alessandro: The bug is already taken care of - there is no use in changing status.

Il 13/04/2011 14:07, gohai ha scritto:
> Alessandro: The bug is already taken care of - there is no use in
> changing status.
Ok. thanks for letting me clear the doubt.

Thancks, Alessandro

I have this problem too.

Xubuntu 11.04 Beta2 [20110413.2] i386 iso testing, a new file cannot be created on the desktop and one created in the home folder cannot be copied and pasted to the desktop either via the right click menu [as it's greyed out] or using the shortcut keys. But the file can be dragged and dropped onto the desktop from the home folder.

I have this problem too.
Xubuntu 11.04 Final amd64

This issue was reported to Xfce Bugtracker as seen above. It will not be fixed for Xubuntu 11.04 release until upstream has a fix for it. Thanks for helping improve Xubuntu.

I found this bug on Oneiric alpha 1.

I found this bug on Oneiric alpha 1 amd64 too.

Actually, this bug should be pretty easy to find, since it is in the release notes for Xbuntu 11.04. It was reported during the natty development cycle, and has been reported to upstream. There is no estimate for a fix, but as noted above, there is a really good workaround.

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It's fixed upstream in xfdesktop 4.8.2 that will be merged from Debian unstable after the alpha 1 release.

any chance of getting this into the koshi ppa for maverick? that would be great for those of us still on maverick until natty gets the same level of stability
thanx a lot.

This bug was fixed in the package xfdesktop4 - 4.8.2-1ubuntu1

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xfdesktop4 (4.8.2-1ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

  * Merge with Debian unstable, remaining Ubuntu changes:
    - debian/patches:
      + xubuntu_hide-ugly-resize-grip.patch: disable resize grips for xfdesktop's
        root windows. lp: #709279
      + series: added.

  * Bugs closed by this new upstream release:
    - crash with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke() lp: #724816
    - crash with SIGSEGV in g_type_check_instance_is_a() lp: #733822
    - explicit gamin dependency dropped lp: #776503
    - crash on exit with xorg-server 1.10 lp: #711571
    - Cannot create an empty file on the desktop lp: #754595
 -- Lionel Le Folgoc <email address hidden> Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:39:00 +0200