I don't have time to setup a dev environment and compile and test nautilus, but I did browse the source code a bit to narrow down the problem.
So I looked in the file nautilus-list-view.c [1] and found there are different ways to end a renaming action. Turns out, this bug only happens in one specific case. After pressing F2 and Ctrl-C, you can: * Press enter to actually rename the file: works. * Clear the file name and press enter, so the original file name is restored: works. * Don't change the file name and press enter: works. * Clicking on an empty part of the window to stop editing: works. * Change directories while editing the file name: works. * Press the Escape key to stop renaming: causes this bug! So in short: this bug only happens if you use Escape to stop editing. My guess is none of the cleanup-methods in nautilus-list-view.c are called when you press Escape, leaving Nautilus in an invalid state. Hopefully somebody with an already running nautilus dev environment can take a closer look. Even though this bug is a bit rarer than I initially thought, it's still a pretty breaking bug for the file manager of an LTS release IMO. [1] http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/trusty/nautilus /trusty-updates/view/head:/src/nautilus-list-view.c ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- 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/882307 Title: [list-view] After copying text from a rename entry, file copy menus items are broken Status in Application menu module for GTK+: Incomplete Status in Nautilus: Expired Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “nautilus” source package in Precise: Incomplete Bug description: When renaming a file in nautilus, in list view, if you copy the highlighted part of the name, after this you're unable to copy/paste files This only occurs in list view Steps to reproduce: - Open Nautilus - Chose List View - Right click a file and chose Rename. Nautilus will highlight the file name. - Now Right click again on the highlighted part of the name and chose Copy. - Press Esc - Now try copying a file, you will be able to chose the option "Copy", but when you try to Paste, nothing happens. DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: nautilus 1:3.2.1-0ubuntu1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/appmenu-gtk/+bug/882307/+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
