I've had same worries that the current operation mode can be unintuitive. Perhaps you can raise your own concerns and what you'd see as the most intuitive way to solve this in the original bug report:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-filemanager-app/+bug/1386254 ** Changed in: ubuntu-filemanager-app Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Changed in: ubuntu-filemanager-app Status: New => Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu File Manager Developers, which is subscribed to Ubuntu File Manager App. Matching subscriptions: File Manager App Bugmail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1482666 Title: Hidden files Status in Ubuntu File Manager App: Opinion Bug description: Hello, When I click to show hidden files, it not working. Option is 'ticked', but don't showing hidden files. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-filemanager-app/+bug/1482666/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-touch-coreapps-reviewers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-touch-coreapps-reviewers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
