This bug affects me as well on an ubuntu 11.10 install. I didn't even realise that it's working in icon view until I found this bug description.
Is there anything I could do to help fix this as I find it very annoying?? -- 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/486358 Title: Forward/back mouse buttons don't work in list view Status in Nautilus: New Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: nautilus To reproduce (assuming you have back/forward buttons on your mouse): 1) Open your home folder 2) Open any subfolder 3) Make sure folder view is set to "Icon view" 4) Use the back button on your mouse to go back to your home folder 5) Open the subfolder again 6) Make sure folder view is set to "List view" 7) Try and use the back button on your mouse to go back to your home folder To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/486358/+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

