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Comment on Converting from nautilus to caja desktop icons by nemo

nemo — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:28:45 +0000

This was a long time ago for me, can’t really provide any further information than what I wrote in 2012. I only saw issues with my desktop icons which was resolved with the script I quoted above. I don’t recall seeing any issues with folder settings inside nautilus (or if I did, I didn’t care).

(only other thing I’d note is that I think I was moving from Ubuntu to Mint at the time I changed from Gnome2 to MATE, and that may have contributed to the effect. It may not affect you with remaining on Fedora – or it may affect you worse with a larger version gap to jump. I’ve since moved back to Ubuntu MATE, and had no issues with that transition).

Good luck!

Comment on Converting from nautilus to caja desktop icons by Brian

Brian — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 16:16:35 +0000

Dear Sir, this is exactly what I want for so long!! I an still using Fedora 14 because I do not want to lose the classical working environment, and I definitely want to keep the icon position information for my files/folders. Now with your post, I see a hope to move on to the newest Fedora with Mate desktop, where caja is the file manager. Could I know how I can apply your methods for all the folders/files under my home directory? Is there any update/tool on this issue (i.e., moving the Natilus’s gvfs-metadata to Caja and keep all the information including the icon positions)? Thank you so much!

Comment on And Another Thing… a review by nemo

nemo — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 14:26:15 +0000

Parallel continuation of HHG was an idea from Mark Wing-Davey at least as early as 1981, as a way of handling the third radio series.

Cite: https://youtu.be/tEJpTodY2vk

Comment on browser warts by nemo

nemo — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 13:11:11 +0000

Original now visible here:

http://cheezburger.com/5531254016

Comment on new $HOME, desktop icon time by Es02

Es02 — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:04:28 +0000

I just upgraded from Suse 11 to Suse 12 which has it by default for Gnome users, haven’t decided whether it’s staying yet.

Comment on new $HOME, desktop icon time by nemo

nemo — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:48:35 +0000

indeed, but my level of caring about gnome3 long ago approached zero

Comment on new $HOME, desktop icon time by Es02

Es02 — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:11:14 +0000

Given that both Gnome2 and Gnome3 utilize GIO to store and access metadata it follows logically that Gnome3 stores it in the same place and Gnome2 – I cannot however find any documentation to confirm or deny this.

Comment on Hey Hey, it’s controversial by nemo

nemo — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:08:10 +0000

hi Zehra, I wonder what you consider this feedback for, since I didn’t really direct it at anyone (except maybe Harry …plus, thus is quite an old post. Anyway, good points about relative cultural sensitivities

Comment on Hey Hey, it’s controversial by Simona

Simona — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:26:02 +0000

StuartThanks for giving me ctonext, clarity and meaning to an event in time that seemed confusing and challenged my own thoughts on the issue. On the anniversary of Monty Python how much of what they did seemed funny at the time for me and potentially is quite taboo for others, now I see possible conflict.What delay in progressing as a human race does such ongoing reflection create when the taboos and old ways keep getting celebrated. Hey Hey, Monty Python and even dare I say it war memorial marches keep us in past paradigms. lets only look forward, live in the moment and learn from the past thanks

Comment on Hey Hey, it’s controversial by Dudao

Dudao — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:17:51 +0000

that our historic slarevy was of disadvantaged English and Irish by the English crown.We do however have our own issues to deal with in how the majority in this country relate to indigenous Australians.I dare say that it never occurred to the participants in Red Faces that they were doing a “black face” act – they only thought as far as delivering a parody of the Jackson Five. There is a potential issue here of the taboos involved in people of any ethnic group portraying characters of *any* other ethnic group. Does this taboo mean that Sir John Gielgud should never have played Othello?In sober hindsight, the team at Hey Hey should perhaps have recognised that this act was not only being viewed by an audience of millions in Australia, but globally (they knew this from the previous week). They also know that Facebook and Twitter had brought awareness of the show to the world. Knowing this, they should have considered the USA audience and their taboos.It is not easy when talking to a global audience to take into account all the culture involved, but the tools we are now using to communicate are making this an increasing priority – if we want to communicate effectively. – Keith