I can confirm this behaviour in nautilus 2.28.1-0ubuntu1. The view setting was changed by going to Edit->Preferences in a nautilus window and in the Views tab selecting "Use compact layout".
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- compact mode works for all folders except home https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/454813 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs