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Bug 665942 - Placing the mouse on a file/folder should select it when using 'Single Click'
Placing the mouse on a file/folder should select it when using 'Single Click'
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 312769
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File and Folder Operations
3.2.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-12-11 08:10 UTC by bhargav
Modified: 2011-12-14 13:59 UTC
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Description bhargav 2011-12-11 08:10:23 UTC 
When using single click to open files/folders in nautilus, placing the mouse on a file/folder should select it, it just "Highlights It" as of now. This is quite important and the only way to select the folder/file is by using the arrow keys or any file/folder that you touch with the 'Selection Box' becomes selected, which is quite round about.
A simple action like renaming by pressing F2 would become increasingly easy if this is implemented.(place the mouse on the folder, "Nautilus Automatically Selects It", press F2, key in the name)
Comment 1 bhargav 2011-12-11 10:43:07 UTC 
I just checked in the Windows Explorer. This option is very well implemented. Placing the mouse on a folder/file for "a second selects it". I think we should have it here as well.
Comment 2 André Klapper 2011-12-13 09:36:54 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)
> When using single click to open files/folders in nautilus, placing the mouse on
> a file/folder should select it

So without any user action an action should take place. I'm not very convinced.
After how much time would this happen?
Comment 3 bhargav 2011-12-13 10:08:15 UTC 
No. I didn't mean without any action. May be placing the mouse pointer on a folder/file for "1 Second" should select it.
Comment 4 Cosimo Cecchi 2011-12-14 13:59:49 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 312769 ***