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[Khurshid Alam <khurshid.alam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

In Nautilus 3.15.x create symbolic links ("make link") was removed from
the context menu (not sure why?). The alternate method with middle-
click/drag does not work with mouse-less device (laptops/netbooks) and
the other alternate method, which involves mouse, keyboard and three
fingers simultaneously,  is very inconvenient for normal users and has
bugs.

And It doesn't look like upstream is  keen to get back this option very
soon. For LTS, its a major regression and Ubuntu should patch it until
they do.

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=745575

** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: xenial

** Description changed:

  In Nautilus 3.15.x create symbolic links ("make link") was removed from
  the context menu (not sure why?). The alternate method with middle-
  click/drag does not work with mouse-less device (laptops/netbooks) and
  the other alternate method, which involves mouse, keyboard and three
  fingers simultaneously,  is very inconvenient for normal users and has
  bugs.
  
  And It doesn't look like upstream is  keen to get back this option very
  soon. For LTS, its a major regression and Ubuntu should patch it until
  they do.
+ 
+ gnome-bugs #745575

** Description changed:

  In Nautilus 3.15.x create symbolic links ("make link") was removed from
  the context menu (not sure why?). The alternate method with middle-
  click/drag does not work with mouse-less device (laptops/netbooks) and
  the other alternate method, which involves mouse, keyboard and three
  fingers simultaneously,  is very inconvenient for normal users and has
  bugs.
  
  And It doesn't look like upstream is  keen to get back this option very
  soon. For LTS, its a major regression and Ubuntu should patch it until
  they do.
  
- gnome-bugs #745575
+ gnome-bugs#745575

** Description changed:

  In Nautilus 3.15.x create symbolic links ("make link") was removed from
  the context menu (not sure why?). The alternate method with middle-
  click/drag does not work with mouse-less device (laptops/netbooks) and
  the other alternate method, which involves mouse, keyboard and three
  fingers simultaneously,  is very inconvenient for normal users and has
  bugs.
  
  And It doesn't look like upstream is  keen to get back this option very
  soon. For LTS, its a major regression and Ubuntu should patch it until
  they do.
  
- gnome-bugs#745575
+ https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=745575

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1527837

Title:
  "Make Link" operation missing from context menu

Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In Nautilus 3.15.x create symbolic links ("make link") was removed
  from the context menu (not sure why?). The alternate method with
  middle-click/drag does not work with mouse-less device
  (laptops/netbooks) and the other alternate method, which involves
  mouse, keyboard and three fingers simultaneously,  is very
  inconvenient for normal users and has bugs.

  And It doesn't look like upstream is  keen to get back this option
  very soon. For LTS, its a major regression and Ubuntu should patch it
  until they do.

  https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=745575

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