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Message #104386
[Bug 1374383] Re: Clicking on "Files" opens new window, rather than switch to already open one
I have this problem too. Sometimes I have one instance of Files open and
I work with some other application like Firefox. Then I click on Files
to navigate to the opened instance of Files but this starts a second
instance of Files. I can still find the first instance with Alt+Tab.
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Title:
Clicking on "Files" opens new window, rather than switch to already
open one
Status in Nautilus:
New
Status in Unity:
New
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Although I can currently recreate the bug with "Files" (Nautilius, is
it?), I remember having seen such a thing before with other windows,
although only with previous Ubuntu versions.
The bug is as follows. In the current desktop, I open Files (and I see
the arrows on the left saying how many of such windows are open). It
only happens if "Files" is open once. I click on a partition that is
not automatically mounted on startup (e.g. a Windows partition) (I
haven't tested with one that automatically mounts but is not a part of
/), regardless of whether it was previously mounted or not.
When I switch away from that window (e.g. click on Firefox), then I
click back on its icon, I get a new "Files" window, rather than the
old one I had open, which was viewing the windows partition. If you
can't replicate this, try CTRL+L (leave the cursor on the path box) on
that window and then switch away and back.
Note that with ALT+TAB and ALT+` I can see the window alright. Also,
if there is more than one "Files" window, whether all looking at
windows partitions or not, there is no problem, even if the first such
window was the last to be viewed, clicking on the "Files" icon
correctly returns to that window.
In summary, when "Files" is opened once and viewing a windows
partition, clicking on a different application and back on its icon
opens a new "Files" window rather than switch to the old one.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.2.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-36.63-generic 3.13.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-36-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Sep 26 12:01:15 2014
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-04 (83 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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