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[Bug 912446] Re: Context menu randomly lost

 

Thanks Sebastien. Yes, I remember I've read about this bug yesterday in changelog. 
The idea started with the folder in tree view, actually admitting I don't get it, or is it untrivial to just allow a complete context menu independent from where you click and leave it up to the user which action to select? Is too much context confusing the user?
At current state one actually needs to tell a user "click *exactly* on the file name, only then you'll get access to the appropriate context menu". When there is a very short file name for example 'fo' or '1' one needs to have good target skills.
Not sure if this meets comprehensive usa- and accessabilty needs.

Convert this to a request to enable an indepent context menu.



** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => New

** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #667386
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667386

** Also affects: nautilus via
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667386
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** Summary changed:

- Context menu randomly lost
+ Allow an independent context menu

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Title:
  Allow an independent context menu

Status in Nautilus:
  Unknown
Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  After yesterdays updates a right click, mostly on text files, doesn't display complete context menu. (video)
  It displays always e.g. create new file, properties, dis- and enlarge.
  It randomly doesn't display e.g. rename, cut and paste.
  It doesn't display mostly on text files, rarely on .ogv or .png files.

  Update: 
  The confusion came from a bug fix yesterday, please note Comment #2.
  Due to usability issues changed the description to request an independent context menu.
  If a file name is very short, for example 'fo' or '1' a user needs to have sufficient target skills in order to access the appropriate context menu via right click.

  Expected:
  Allow independent context menu and leave it up to user which action to select.
  It's more confusing to miss context than to right click and have a comprehensive selection offered.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: nautilus 1:3.2.1-2ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jan  5 20:13:50 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20111129.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: nautilus
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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