Gnome(2.22.0) and *iso and *rar files incorrect actions after mouse click

[Tom London]

On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 5:41 PM, Leslie Satenstein <lsatenstein at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I downloaded an *iso file to the desktop (F9, Gnome 2.22.0) and at a second
> time, an *rar file.
>
> When I wanted to cut and paste the ISO file to another folder (gnome terms
> for mv), the minute I clicked on the file, it was opened to show the
> contents. I could not select it for dragging, copying or moving.
>
> With the *rar file, I had a similar problem. I did not install unrar for F9,
> and the first click on the file icon resulted in a window opening. The new
> window contained a view of the entire desktop. Clicking on the *rar file in
> this opened window opened another... A recursive bug.
>
> I preceded to the shell where, using mv  I placed the two files where I
> wanted them to be.(to an external drive).
>
> Anyone else experiencing this problem?
>
Could the .rar issue be: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=441069 ?

Do you see the noted error in ~/.xsession-errors?

tom
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Tom London