Further to the above response - I think typeahead search was removed from Files in Ubuntu at some point, so I can't even try to reproduce this bug in 17.10, though maybe someone can test for it in 16.04?
-- 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/894591 Title: Typeahead functionality involving mouse scroll is broken Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 nautilus: Installed: 1:3.2.1-0ubuntu3.1 Candidate: 1:3.2.1-0ubuntu3.1 Expected behaviour: - Open the directory that contains files with names starting with a similar character/string in nautilus. Example: abc, file1, file2, file3, xyz. - To select “file3” using typeahead you can either type explicit, unequivocal string (“file3” in this case, as the digit distinguishes file in this directory) or type common part and USE SCROLL TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE RESULTS (in this case, e.g. “f”, which makes you able to scroll from “file1” to “file3”; “abc” and “xyz” are excluded as they don’t match) -- each scroll down selects next available item, each scroll up selects every previous item; I do not know how to say it more clearly. Actual behaviour: - Open the directory that contains files with names starting with a similar character/string in nautilus. Example: abc, file1, file2, file3, xyz. - Type in “f”. - Scrolling through the results doesn’t work UNLESS you place mouse pointer over the typeahead box. This is not very useful as this box is small and located in a corner. I remember the abovementioned expected behaviour to be an actual behaviour of 9.10 and classic GNOME, from which I turned to oneiric few weeks ago. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/894591/+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
