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gnome-utils package

Disk Usage Analyzer "Open Folder" backs up a directory level

Bug #145047 reported by ShackJack
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gnome-utils (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: baobab

This is a weird one - when scanning a folder/drive with Disk Usage Analyzer and subsequently right clicking on a folder to select "Open Folder", Nautilus will open up to the directory for a moment, but then back up one directory level in very specific cases.

And I do mean specific ;-) Steps to reproduce:

> Close all open Nautilus windows
> Scan a drive
> Right click on a displayed directory that is exactly four levels down from the *root* (that is the actual path, not the "tree" reflected in DUA) where that directory name has a space in it. - i.e. /home/username/directoryname/directoryname with space - and select the "Open Folder" option.

Nautilus opens up in the correct directory briefly, but then backs up one directory level and displays that directory instead.

If a Nautilus window is already open, or the directory name does not have a space, it will work as expected. Using version 2.20.0.1

I noticed this when looking at my music folders which is mounted on a secondary drive mounted at:
/media/Secondary/Music/ ... right clicking /media/Secondary/Music/Led Zeppelin would reproduce the error, but /media/Secondary/Music/Aerosmith would not...

(This bug also occurs on deeper levels, i.e. right-clicking on /media/Secondary/Music/Aerosmith/Classics Live! yields the bug, but /media/Secondary/Music/Aerosmith/Pump does not)

Told ya it was weird :)

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Thanks for your report. I cannot reproduce this behavior, to be confirmed by someone getting this bug, thanks.

Changed in baobab:
importance: Undecided → Low
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Hew (hew) wrote :

Baobab is part of gnome-utils, changing sourcepackage.

I followed your steps exactly on Jaunty and cannot reproduce the problem either. Does the problem still occur on the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

Changed in baobab:
status: New → Incomplete
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Fabio Marzocca (thesaltydog) wrote :

In any case, Baobab launches nautilus on that folder so (if it is a bug) it should be related to nautilus.

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Hew (hew) wrote :

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

Changed in gnome-utils (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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