GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 112305
Copy and paste files works/fails inconsistently
Last modified: 2004-12-22 21:47:04 UTC
Description of problem: If I open up two nautilus windows and in one I select several files (or a single file) and choose "edit" | "copy files" and then select the other nautilus window and select "edit" | "paste files" I cannot select it because it is greyed out. If I select all the files (or the single file) and then drag them from one window they copy fine. From then on using the copy and paste items in the "edit" menus between the two windows work. From then on the behavior is continues to be inconsistent. If I close the windows and open new ones and try again, the behavior is continues to be inconsistent. I've noticed this behavior in nautilus for a while now(redhat 7.3, 8.0). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Nautilus-2.2.1-5 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. open up two nautilus windows and in one select several files 2. choose "edit" | "copy files" from the menu bar 3. select the other nautilus window 4. select "edit" | "paste files" you cannot select it because it is greyed out. Actual Results: I cannot paste the files. if I select all the files and then drag them from one window to the other the copy works. from then on using the copy and paste menu items between the two windows work. If I close the windows and open new ones and try again, the behavior is continues to be inconsistent. Expected Results: the files should copy
Hey Alex, Thanks for the report. Can you try pressing the 'Reload' button on the second window and then pasting the copied files. It should work. Refer bug 84828. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 84828 ***
I think it's actually a selection bug in X; not a bug per se but the defined behavior is not what you'd expect. the real "fix" is Keith Packard's "xfixes" extension.