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Bug 664206 - Right-clicking selected files appears to clear selection
Right-clicking selected files appears to clear selection
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File and Folder Operations
3.2.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-11-16 14:44 UTC by Pedro Villavicencio
Modified: 2013-10-20 09:32 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 3.1/3.2



Description Pedro Villavicencio 2011-11-16 14:44:15 UTC
this report has been filed here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/890586

"PROBLEM

If you right-click on a selected file or group of selected files in Nautilus, the selection will appear to clear out while the right-click menu is up. This makes it appear as though right-clicking deselected the file(s). Left-clicking elsewhere to dismiss the right-click menu will show that they're still selected, and selecting Copy or Cut works as normal.

HOW TO REPRODUCE

1. Select a file or group of files.
2. Right-click on them.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR

Files will still appear to be selected when a right-click context menu opens on top of them."
Comment 1 Sebastien Bacher 2011-11-30 13:28:02 UTC
in fact it doesn't "seem to clear" the selection, it does clear it. i.e select some icons in the icon view, right click somewhere, press esc, the selection is cleared
Comment 2 Cosimo Cecchi 2011-12-02 22:50:46 UTC
I can't reproduce this with Nautilus 3.2.1 on Fedora 16.
Comment 3 Sebastien Bacher 2011-12-05 12:59:35 UTC
It could be another of those wm related issues, similar to bug #662591
Comment 4 eugene-r 2013-09-22 14:11:36 UTC
I have this bug in Ubuntu Precise (12.04.3).
Nautilus 3.4.2.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Place mouse pointer on some object in folder
2. Press Ctrl-A to select all objects
3. Do not move mouse, just right click

Selection is cleared.
Comment 5 António Fernandes 2013-10-20 09:32:42 UTC
Apparently, this problem has already been fixed, as bug 704289.

Please feel free to reopen this bug if the problem still occurs with a newer version of GNOME (3.8 and later).