On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 19:17, Frank McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Kelly Clowers wrote: >> On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 17:22, Frank McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA1 >>> >>> Frank McCormick wrote: >>>> Well not all of it -- my regular icons have been replaced by generic >>>> looking white ones....and when I click on 'em (I WAS configured to >>>> single-click) the desktop files open in a text editor. >>>> >>>> I did remove an icon theme ( Nimbus I believe it was called earlier >>>> today) and installed something called Moonlight (supposed to be a >>>> Linux/Unix equiv to Silverlight) but as far as I know >>>> didn't do or change anything else. >>>> >>>> Alt-F2 still works, and the panel looks OK so it seems its just the >>>> desktop affected. >>> >>> It seems I can't create any new icons on the desktop either... >> >> Have you logged out and back in? > > Dozens of times now :) Changed themes, customized themes by choosing new > icon packages...renamed the .gnome and .gnome2 directories...renamed the > .nautilus directory. > > > The strange thing is ALL the icons on the desktop now have .desktop > extensions. None had before.
I have no ideas, except reinstall nautilus and maybe some related packages. If you want to try that in aptitude, select a package and press L to mark it for reinstall. I am sure other package managers have something similar. But maybe someone else will have a better idea. Cheers, Kelly Clowers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
