GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 660881
File selection: direction doesn't select file in next row
Last modified: 2012-04-23 09:45:25 UTC
this report has been filed here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/855862 "In Nautilus, when we traverse to the end of a row of files, earlier it used to continue to the first file of next row. However, in this release it just stops there, and we again have to go to the start of the row and then press down key to reach the first file of next row. This is particularly annoying for users habituated with keyboards."
I can confirm, it is very very annoying regression. Please fix it.
I also confirm this problem. It would be nice to have it fixed.
The issue was fixed back then in GNOME 2.24: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=526802 but got broken back in GNOME3
Yeah this sucks. It's like windows explorer now.
*** Bug 664867 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Created attachment 202615 [details] [review] [keyboardability] Make 'next row' work again by making it general The problem is this behaviour was implemented only when no a11y is activated, the condition that checked if a11y was activated is now returning always true (even if org.gnome.desktop.interface.toolkit-accessibility key setting is false) so the behaviour is not executed. I asked on a11y mailing list if this condition could be improved and they told me about the aforementioned key setting and also that the behaviour doesn't hurt a11y people cause AtkTable implementation will handle that. Based on that last comment I'm attaching a patch that makes the behaviour work again by making it general in contrast to be restricted to no_a11y only.
Forgot to add links for the a11y list mails: http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-accessibility-list/2011-November/msg00033.html http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-accessibility-list/2011-December/msg00000.html
Review of attachment 202615 [details] [review]: Looks good; thanks for your time and the investigation on this bug!
*** Bug 642322 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment on attachment 202615 [details] [review] [keyboardability] Make 'next row' work again by making it general Patch commited, thanks cosimo for your attention on the bug and sorry for the line endings bad formatted on the commit subject.
*** Bug 674597 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***