Well, my desktop has been "hidden" using that settings applet ever since I added it to my panel.
Strangely, I tried to use the applet today to show my icons on the desktop, because I wanted to do a drag+drop to create a shortcut to copy+paste elsewhere.
For some strange reason, my attempt to "show" has the following results/impact:
- icons on desktop not selectable for move, right-click, double-click
- all Caja windows are simultaneously "frozen" and unresponsive
Can anyone explain why/how this is happening?
I've obviously done many updates in the interim, so I have no idea at what point any system change might have triggered this issue.
Note that since my latest attempt at "clicking" on the Applet, I've had the "busy" spinning roundel going now for about 35 minutes and still waiting for it to resolve whichever issue it is waiting on. Will need to reboot again.
Reboot or logout/login will restart the DM which resolves the "freeze", but if I click on the applet again, it freezes again.
My version [ Applet_ToggleDesktopIcons.desktop ] :
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=bash -c '[ "$( gsettings get org.mate.background show-desktop-icons )" = "true" ] && gsettings set org.mate.background show-desktop-icons false || gsettings set org.mate.background show-desktop-icons true'
Icon=/usr/share/icons/Adwaita/16x16/legacy/zoom-fit-best.png
Name=desktop-icons-visibility
Comment=toggle visibility of desktop icons