Comment 74 for bug 48671

Agreed. It's a usability modernization that never found its way into Gnome--and it's the expectation of users coming from Win/Mac. This should eclipse the personal preferences of people who already use Unbuntu and ojbect. A concession could be made by adding a disable switch in gconftool/gconf-editor--just like there's a switch for showing your trash on the desktop (which I'm glad is disabled by default).