i have noticed that it's no possible to paste a cutted file in a folder directly on desktop whithout use the file manager. it's obligatory to do this task by using the file manager and it's a loss of time.
Further, if you right click on a desktop item and select 'cut' then launch a thunar window, 'paste' is greyed out and you must do it again.
I can confirm this problem on xfce 4.6.0. The menu does appear on right click and the paste option is visible but shaded out. The cut from the desktop problem also exists. The problem also exists with copy from the desktop I can confirm that cutting and pasting through the file manage to the file manager works flawlessly. Note: I do not have hal enabled nor installed. Note: dbus does exists, is installed, and is running.
It's not a "problem," it's an unimplemented feature.
I would dispute that it's an unimplemented feature since cutting from the desktop works fine if a thunar window is already open to paste into. The problem only occurs if you cut from the desktop and then open a thunar window. Shame someone said this is still present in 4.6. Pretty annoying bug.
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Well, still not fixed (XFCE 4.6.1).
(In reply to comment #7) > Well, still not fixed (XFCE 4.6.1). No one said it was. Please don't spam.
..two years later. How's it coming? >__> For the time being, here's some custom actions as a bandaid: Name: Send to Desktop Command: mv %f "$HOME/Desktop" Appearance Conditions: All Name: Copy to Desktop Command: cp %f "$HOME/Desktop" Appearance Conditions: All except Directories Name: Copy to Desktop Command: cp -r %f "$HOME/Desktop" Appearance Conditions: Directories
Created attachment 4000 [PATCH] This patch adds the code required to perform a paste on the desktop. Fixes bug 3804. Most of the real work was taken from Thunar (and credit is attributed in the code). After applying this patch you should be able to cut & copy to and from the desktop.
Created attachment 4028 Adds the code required to perform a paste on the on the desktop. This patch extends the previous one to add the ability to paste to the desktop via a key press. I missed that part and only noticed now.
Cool! This patch works for me. I've tested it on Fedora 16 with Xfce 4.8.
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