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Bug 564303 - Ctrl+N from desktop should open a new Nautilus window
Ctrl+N from desktop should open a new Nautilus window
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: general
0.x.x [obsolete]
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
: 571725 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-12-12 19:59 UTC by Wesley
Modified: 2009-10-07 17:09 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement

Attachments
Adds Ctrl + N shortcut on desktop to home folder (2.07 KB, patch)
2009-10-03 22:33 UTC, Marcus Carlson 		none Details | Review

Description Wesley 2008-12-12 19:59:45 UTC 
When the desktop is focused, the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+N should open a new Nautilus windows.  Also, Alt+Home should open a new Nautilus window in the Home directory for the current user when the desktop is focused.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/307229
Comment 1 Cosimo Cecchi 2009-02-19 19:12:39 UTC 
*** Bug 571725 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Marcus Carlson 2009-10-03 22:33:23 UTC 
Created attachment 144687 [details] [review]
Adds Ctrl + N shortcut on desktop to home folder
Comment 3 Alexander Larsson 2009-10-06 15:18:47 UTC 
Hmm, this is sort of problematic in spatial mode. The desktop is a spatial location, and so is any other spatial window. There is no "new window" kind of operation. Therefore, and since there is already a keyboard shortcut (alt-home) i don't think this is a good idea.
Comment 4 Markus Amalthea Magnuson 2009-10-06 17:40:02 UTC 
Uhm, I am not sure I am following you Alexander. Every nautilus window has a menu item called "New window" with the shortcut ctrl-n, which opens a new window. The only place this doesn't work is on the desktop, where it should work as well. My previously filed bug 571725 which discusses this was marked as a duplicate of this one. I even consider the current behaviour a bug.
Comment 5 Alexander Larsson 2009-10-07 11:18:51 UTC 
I guess you use ubuntu that disables spatial mode by default.

Anyway, even with browser mode I don't think such common key bindings like alt-n should be made more or less global by being bound on the desktop. There are already a global key for this, and there are other standard ways to configure global shortcuts to start apps.
Comment 6 Markus Amalthea Magnuson 2009-10-07 17:09:10 UTC 
Yes, you are right in that I am using Ubuntu. I know this isn't a support forum, but could you give me some pointer on how to bind this key combo myself? Maybe I should propose it as a default binding in Ubuntu instead.