GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 795832
Mouseover does not display folder names reliably
Last modified: 2021-05-26 09:26:34 UTC
When holding my cursor still over a folder in the visualization (in either mode) I expect the name and size of the folder to appear in a floating box, as well as the names the folders contained in it. In my brand new install of Ubuntu 18.04, however, this does not happen most of the time. When holding my cursor over a folder, it «lights up» as usual, but after a second or two, it gets darker again, and nothing appears. However, it sometimes does work for certain folders. Based on a small amount of testing, those folders seem to be close to 8 or 9 o'clock when using the pie chart mode, and mostly only folders at the bottom of the hierarchy. I can then move the cursor within the visualization and see the names of all the folders as usual. But if the cursor is outside any folder for some small amount of time, I have to «activate» it again by holding the cursor over a working folder again. The behavior is quite strange and unpredictable, and I have no idea what is causing it or what to do about it. But I thought I would report it here as it makes it very difficult for me to use this application. I am happy to answer any questions. I originally reported this bug on Launchpad: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/baobab/+bug/1768074
I am experiencing the same issue over on Arch Linux x86_64. In fact, it's been an issue for several months, I just hadn't been able to find any existing reports before. baobab 3.30.0-1 gtk3-mushrooms 3.24.1-2 (custom patches, same issue occurs in extra/gtk3 3.24.2+1+g2905fc861a-1) linux-ck-ivybridge 4.19.9-1 (also in linux 4.19.8.arch1-1) I seem to have a lot less luck getting it to display the occasional tooltip, but it DOES happen once in a blue moon. Any questions or clarifications, please get in touch. :)
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