gnome does not refresh desktop

[John Cox]

On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 16:05:58 -0700, Jim Christiansen
<christiansen_j at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,  I have just switched my wife's computer to gnome - on core3- so that
> she can easily use the automounting camera and usb features.  Occasionally,
> she will drag and drop a file or folder onto the desktop, but it won't
> appear on the desktop until she logs out and back in...  Is gnome known to
> be like this?  We have only used KDE for years and are not too familiar with
> gnome.
> 
> Any help to remedy this are welcomed.  Thanks,  Jim
> 
> --

> 
I know this has been mentioned on various lists and is in bugzilla but
I have no more information than that. It didn't happen with FC2.
Another way to have the icon appear is by going to the desktop in
nautilus and refreshing the view.
John