Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 16th May 2007 09:40 UTC, submitted by Carl
E17 is maturing, and the TODO that needs to be completed for its release is shrinking. Desktop icons are now working in E17 cvs, and you can use drag and drop between the file manager and the desktop. "Icons on the desktop. A work in progress. you will need ~/Desktop to exist with stuff in it. i suggest copying some of the favorites files over (home.desktop etc.)." There's even a screenshot.
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2006-02-08
Even XFCE didn't get icons on the desktop till the newest 4.4 series.
The XFCE developers actually didn't want to have icons on the desktop (it's a usability issue). They did cave in after so many request for this "feature". I suspect that this is happening to the E17 project too.
People only want icons on the desktop b/c they come from the Windows-land. If you really think about it - you have to minimize most of your current windows before you can get to the icons - that's really an interruption of workflow.