Happy Desktop Ver 2 - Organize, Save, Restore Desktop Icons
Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net
This program is used to save/restore/align the Ubuntu and Mint Desktop icons positions when Nautilus, Nemo, or Caja is managing the desktop. I made this script so that I could easily restore icon positions on the Ubuntu desktop. The script also allows you to align icons to a user definable grid.
I have tested it with the 64 bit versions of the following:
Ubuntu 14.04 with Nautilus
Ubuntu 16.04 with Nautilus
Mint 18.1 Cinnamon with Nemo
Mint 18.2 Cinnamon with Nemo
Mint 18.2 Mate with Caja
Requirements (all are included with the default Ubuntu and Mint installations):
Nautilus, Nemo or Caja is your file manager
gvfs-info (which is used by Nautilus, Nemo & Caja to store icon positions)
bash, zenity, gsettings, xprop, sed, grep, awk, xdg-mime
Note: xdotool which was required in version 1 is no longer required.
Install Instructions: Copy all the files to your bin or Nautilus scripts directory (or sub-directories). Make executable and run the script.
Perfect. Works quickly in Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo 64-bit with Cinnamon v3.8.8 in 4K for over 140 icons of various sizes.
cobrinha
Sep 11 2020
Support-Box
Happy Desktop Ver 2 - Organize, Save, Restore Desktop Icons is part of GTK Themes and Add-ons, which is supported by the following people:
More Nautilus Scripts from drm200:
Other Nautilus Scripts:
stupidlogin
1 year ago
Report
kevinmarkwell
1 year ago
Report
jamesd1
1 year ago
Failed to determine the desktop manager
... Aborting
After selecting language it gives above error on Linux Mint 19 Tara, Umbutu, Gnome
Report
sientel
1 year ago
https://yadi.sk/d/XQ4nqnfl25j9Pg
Report
dryphi
2 years ago
"GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged.
This tool has been deprecated, use 'gio info' instead.
See 'gio help info' for more info.
gio: file:///home//Desktop/*: Error when getting information for file “/home//Desktop/*”: No such file or directory"
Report
dryphi
2 years ago
Your instructions jump from copying the files to: "1. During initial run of the script..." - HOW DO I DO THIS? Seems to be some steps missing in between there. I'm a n00b please help thanks.
Report
aleandrodasilva
2 years ago
Report
ncc-1701-a
2 years ago
For current debian testing (buster), command "gvfs-info" has been deprecated:
https://manpages.debian.org/testing/gvfs-common/gvfs-info.1.en.html
Please, make modification for you script with using "gio info" instead "gvfs-info".
Thanks.
Report
babag
2 years ago
Report
escrow33
2 years ago
Change initial menu to offer only 3 things:
1) Align desktop icons to grid
2) Set grid (number of H/V icons on desktop)
3) Go to programmer's showcase version of 'Happy Desktop'
where 3) is your current version. I'm pretty new to Ubuntu, but admire the way you show off techniques for doing things, though it kind of pulls things in 2 different directions.
Lastly, looks 200% better with nice, shiny, glossy icon for 'Happy Desktop' rather than your current offering and with a name like 'Arrange Icons' looks lovely on my desktop - would like to post pic but I'm new to opendesktop & don't know if possible.
(my last post still stands, it's a problem that wants fixed)
Report
escrow33
2 years ago
Tracked it down to "the move operation forces a desktop refresh" section does not work if not owner & unable to create the /var/tmp/Desktop directory (e.g. if not logged in as root).
Changing this directory to one I have r/w access to solves things.
Report
cdgoldin
3 years ago
Report