I can also reproduce it in ubuntu 11.10/ Unity. Can you please complete the bug report by providing the information about your system?, by running:
apport-collect 880500 When reporting bugs in the future please use apport by using 'ubuntu- bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs. ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- 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/880500 Title: Nautilus offers no feedback for launching applications Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Steps to reproduce: Browse nautilus Find a file you wish to open Double click the file to open it Observe no changes in the cursor on screen What is expected to happen: The cursor should change to the spinning cursor to indicate that the file is opening affects ubuntu/nautilus After double-clicking on a document/image/video file, there is no feedback that the application is actually starting, until its window finally appears. In the previous release of Ubuntu, Nautilus had changed the cursor to the busy/waiting cursor until the application appears. -- Kind regards, Loong Jin To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/880500/+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

