On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 08:45:48PM -0500, fred smith wrote: > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:22:32AM +0100, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: > > Vreme: 11/15/2011 03:25 AM, fred smith piše: > > > > > note that the Desktop folder contains a subdirectory named "radio stations", > > > and that its representation on the desktop looks correct. but when I click > > > on it to open up that folder, all its contents are also broken in the > > > same way. > > > > > > Anybody got any clues? > > > > > > > First remove all spaces from folder(s) and desktop files. > > > > Next, there was some trick when you create your own desktop files, I was > > receiving similar warning, but I am not sure (at the moment) what was > > the solution. While you change names, I will later on look for a solution. > > Tried removing spaces. makes no difference. > > did a reboot with forced fsck, on the off-chance that would fix something. > no such luck. > > created a whole new user, who CAN create working desktop launchers. which > tells me it's something in my own login environment that's messing me up. > Wonder what that might be.... Well, it's fixed. I know the solution, if not the cause: in my home directory, cd to .local/share/mime, delete (or rename) the "globs" file. log off, log on. voila. I note that the globs file in that location is not the same size as the one in /usr/share/mime globs, which is also no the same size as the one in /usr/local/share/mime/globs. I have no CLUE how it gets generated (unless update-mime-database does it, but I don't know when or by what agency it gets run.) but after rebooting it has not been regenerated, but at least my desktop launchers now work. I note that /usr/share/mime/globs contains: application/x-desktop:*.desktop and that the globs file I renamed in ~/.local/share/mime does not contain such a line. without doing further spelunking, I can only guess that it is the absence of that line that broke my desktop. Wonder how the file could have become broken/corrupted? is there a more correct method of "fixing" it? thanks all! Fred -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ------------------------------- Romans 5:8 (niv) ------------------------------