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Bug 777286 - Typing first letter of filename opens search box, but skips first letter
Typing first letter of filename opens search box, but skips first letter
Status: RESOLVED NOTGNOME
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: Navigation
3.22.x
Other Linux
: Normal major
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2017-01-15 22:07 UTC by C.M.Rogers
Modified: 2017-01-16 08:40 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Description C.M.Rogers 2017-01-15 22:07:37 UTC 
Hitting any letter on the keyboard opens up the search box (lower right corner of screen) but no longer puts the character typed into the box, forcing the user to type it again to skip to the desired filename.

This is a major bottleneck in keyboard navigation.

System: Ubuntu 16.10
GNOME Shell 3.22.2
GNOME nautilus 3.22.2
Comment 1 C.M.Rogers 2017-01-16 07:57:55 UTC 
Steps to reproduce:
1. Open any directory with nautilus
2. Type any letter or number key

Result: letter typed is not included in the search/skip-to box which pops up in the lower-right corner (subsequent letters are).
Comment 2 Carlos Soriano 2017-01-16 08:40:10 UTC 
We don't have that in Nautilus. Looks like the type ahead of Ubuntu. So closed as NOTGNOME