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bodhi

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Registered: 2012-02-23

Posts: 9

Desktop icon tooltip does not display Comment

Hello guys,

Newbie here :-) I'm trying out xfce and love it! there is only one thing I can't figure out after lots of google and searching here: I've created a launcher on the desktop, and the tooltip does not display what I put inside the comment field. Instead the tooltip displays the info about the file type, size, and date modified! when I put this launcher inside a panel, then it displays the comment correctly.

I'm setting up several desktops for non-techies so trying to avoid keeping the launcher inside a panel (one-click and there she goes). On the desktop, they must double-click to launch the action. So the desktop icon's tooltip is important to have.

Appreciate your help.

bodhi

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Registered: 2012-02-23

Posts: 9

Re: Desktop icon tooltip does not display Comment

xfce 4.8 running on Debian

Package: xrdp
Version: 0.5.0-2

#uname -a
Linux Ds1 3.1.9-kirkwood #1 Mon Jan 16 13:45:21 UTC 2012 armv5tel GNU/Linux

Last edited by bodhi (2012-02-25 21:47:09)

eric_the_idiot

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Registered: 2011-12-23

Posts: 58

Re: Desktop icon tooltip does not display Comment

Bodhi,
Submit a feature request to https://bugzilla.xfce.org/describecompo … =Xfdesktop and I'll take a look at writing a patch for it when I get some time.

bodhi

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Registered: 2012-02-23

Posts: 9

Re: Desktop icon tooltip does not display Comment

Thanks Eric! I thought I must have set it up incorrectly. Will do.

bodhi

bodhi

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Registered: 2012-02-23

Posts: 9

Re: Desktop icon tooltip does not display Comment

Feature request
https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8509

bodhi

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Registered: 2012-02-23

Posts: 9

Re: Desktop icon tooltip does not display Comment

Eric, thanks for the patch :-) I've been away and just saw your patch now. Will try it.