This affects me too. Pressing Ctrl + H toggles hidden files correctly until a new nautilus window is opened.
I've checked dconf-editor as suggested in http://www.maketecheasier.com/nautilus-disable-show-hidden-files/ and show-hidden-files is false/unchecked, but it doesn't change behaviour of newly opened windows. Going to nautilus > preferences and un-checking 'show hidden and backup files' seems to reset the default preference for new windows. It seems confusing to me to have two different toggles - a global default for newly opened windows (nautilus preferences dialogue) - and a toggle for the state of the current window (Ctrl + H) In previous versions there was only one toggle which switched both visibility in the current window, and newly opening windows (the single toggle was accessible both with Ctrl + H and the preferences dialogue). This is kind of hard to explain clearly... ** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2014-05-01 18:30:06.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1310492/+attachment/4102586/+files/Screenshot%20from%202014-05-01%2018%3A30%3A06.png ** Summary changed: - Hidden files in the home folder are being displayed by default every time a new window is opened or the application relaunced. + Hidden files in the home folder are being displayed by default every time a new window is opened or the application relaunched. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1310492 Title: Hidden files in the home folder are being displayed by default every time a new window is opened or the application relaunched. Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When I open nautilus, a new window to the home folder, the hidden files get displayed by default even if their display is toggled off. Even though this is very minor issue, it is very distracting for the user to see all the hidden files every time he/she opens or launches a new window using nautilus. This is strictly a graphical issue. I am using Ubuntu 14.04. To reproduce the issue, - Open nautilus or launch a new window which displays the home folder. - You will find the hidden files being displayed by default. - Hide them using Ctrl+H and close that window. - Open the home folder again, and you can notice that these hidden files being displayed by default again. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Apr 21 12:51:58 2014 GsettingsChanges: InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-19 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1310492/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
