GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 579401
Wait a couple seconds before switching tabs
Last modified: 2012-09-20 01:23:26 UTC
Please describe the problem: Originally sent to launchpad: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/363319 I often use tabs to move files from one folder to another. I open the first tab and drag the file to the second tab. Unfortunately, it also switches tabs: it opens the second tab, and forces me to switch back to the first manually. So please, make it that if I drag a file to a tab, I have to hover the mouse over the tab for a couple seconds before switching tabs: don't do it immediately. Steps to reproduce: 1 - drag a file to another tab. Actual results: The second tab opens Expected results: Nautilus should wait a couple seconds before opening the tab. Does this happen every time? Yes. Other information:
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this is a problem because it violates a way of usability, "the application should show the actions that the user is doing and its results", i dont know if is really possible or if this is what developers have in mind, but I think they that is currently correct.
The timeout is controlled by the theme using the GtkSettings gtk-timeout-expand property, and it's handled entirely in GtkNotebook, so my guess is the theme is setting it to zero in that case. Closing as NOTABUG, since we already have bug 635485 to track the remaining issues with tab switching.