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[Nicholas Joll <130997@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Also affects: nemo (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  Non-Linux hidden files like Thumbs.db should be treated the same as
  .filename

Status in Nautilus:
  Confirmed
Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in nemo package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in Baltix GNU/Linux:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: nautilus

  When a file is named .something in Linux, it's considered a hidden
  file, and Nautilus can be toggled to display these or not.

  I guess OS X uses the same convention, so .DS_Store and the like will
  not be shown?

  But other OSes don't, so we have things like Thumbs.db, desktop.ini,
  and so on.  These should be treated exactly the same way by Nautilus;
  hidden from view until you toggle the "Show hidden files" option.
  Either by setting a blacklist of common filenames or by actually
  reading the hidden file attribute from NTFS/FAT/whatever.

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