gnome does not refresh desktop

[John Cox]

> 
> <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
>