Save-As dialog box is not consistent with Nautilus' SidePane layout

Bug #937971 reported by nick rundy
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This bug affects 5 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
GTK+
Fix Released
Wishlist
gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

I spend a lot of time "teaching" people how to use Ubuntu. A lot of the people I teach are not very computer savvy.

It is confusing to people when they see in the Nautilus SidePane how things are categorized by DEVICES, COMPUTER, NETWORK only to be confronted with a lack of the same categorization/demarcation when they are presented with a Save-As dialog box. This results in users not fully understanding where something is going to be saved.

The Save-As dialog box should use the same categorization/demarcation paradigm as the Nautilus SidePane. For example, look at the two screenshots I have attached. In the "Nautilus SidePane" screenshot, you can see that HOME, DESKTOP, and FILE SYSTEM are all located under the COMPUTER heading. This clearly communicates that these folders are located on the user's computer. Now look at the "Save-As dialog SidePane". Notice how the USER, DESKTOP, and FILE SYSTEM folders are located where the DEVICES are listed? This is confusing. These folders are located on the COMPUTER and yet they are being listed along with DEVICES. The Save-As dialog box layout should match Nautilus' SidePane layout. That is, USER, DESKTOP, and FILE SYSTEM should be moved below the "DEVICES section" so they are listed together with the other folders located on the user's computer.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.3.90-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.26-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.92-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Feb 21 12:14:05 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
GsettingsChanges:
 org.gnome.nautilus.window-state geometry '800x550+65+24'
 org.gnome.nautilus.window-state maximized true
 org.gnome.nautilus.window-state sidebar-width 197
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110901)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-21 (0 days ago)

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nick rundy (nrundy) wrote :
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nick rundy (nrundy) wrote :
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Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to make Ubuntu better. Since what you submitted is not really a bug, or a problem, but rather an idea to improve Ubuntu, you are invited to post your idea in Ubuntu Brainstorm at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ where it can be discussed, voted by the community and reviewed by developers. Thanks for taking the time to share your opinion!

Changed in ubuntu:
status: New → Invalid
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nick rundy (nrundy) wrote :

Fabio, please resonsider this decision. It is a Bug! Why are folders on the person's computer being listed in the DEVICES list? How is this not a bug?

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Nekhelesh Ramananthan (nik90) wrote :

This is definitely as,

1. The nautlius and the file-save should have the same sidepane
2. Folders are being listed under Devices.

Changed in ubuntu:
status: Invalid → New
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)
affects: ubuntu → gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu)
Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the GTK+ developers by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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nick rundy (nrundy) wrote :

@Jeremy,

GNOME bug report here: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=670572

Hopefully I got the "component" correct. If I didn't and you know which "component" I should have selected from the GNOME list, please advise.

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nick rundy (nrundy) wrote :

You guys are marking this as affecting GTK+. In the GNOME product/component list for this bug I stuck it under Nautilus > Sidebar Panel (Other). GNOME had all kinds of entries for GTK. Should I have put it under one of the GTK entries instead (but which one)?

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Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote :

Nick, I believe it should be against GTK+ (it's under Platform) and the GtkFileChooser component. The severity is enhancement because this is a feature request (aka "wishlist").

Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: Confirmed → Triaged
tags: added: usability
Changed in gtk:
importance: Unknown → Wishlist
status: Unknown → New
Changed in gtk:
status: New → Invalid
Changed in gtk:
status: Invalid → Fix Released
Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gtk+3.0 - 3.10.6-0ubuntu2

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gtk+3.0 (3.10.6-0ubuntu2) trusty; urgency=low

  * debian/tests/build: update to not use gtkstock which is deprecated,
    the warning is making the autopkgtest unhappy
 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Wed, 11 Dec 2013 10:52:41 +0100

Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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