Removing reference to bug #862662 as a duplicate: they are similar but different bug.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/798304 Title: No busy cursor when opening a file with a non-GTK app Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: nautilus A similar bug was filed 2 years ago for Openoffice (Bug #411035). I'm filing this new report as it seems to me that it does not affect openoffice or libreoffice in particular, but all non-GTK apps. Please feel free to mark this as duplicate and change the affected package in bug #411035 if needed. This bug could be a good papercut for the oneiric cycle, as it affects a lot of people, has a rather important effect on the default desktop experience and should be quite easy to fix (though i have no idea on how to do that). Opening a file from nautilus or from the unity file lens with a non-GTK application does not display a busy cursor while the application is starting. This behavior raises two problems: * The desktop experience is inconsistent, as GTK and non-GTK apps do not behave the same way. * Most importantly, on slow (i.e. netbooks) and middle-range computer, the application may take several seconds to start, without any feedback to the user. Most of the time, i have experienced that the user believes that the computer is not doing anything. He/she double-clicks again (and again). Then the file opens twice or more times. Frustrating. Applications that I have tested: Libreoffice, VLC, Scribus, Audacity. Steps to reproduce: * Open a libreoffice file from nautilus or the Unity file lens. * or... open any other file with a non-GTK app (VLC / .avi, Scribus / .sla, Audacity / .mp3 etc.) Observed : nothing, until the application starts Expected: a busy mouse cursor is displayed until the application starts ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: nautilus 1:2.32.2.1-0ubuntu13 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Jun 16 11:29:09 2011 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=es_DO:fr:en LANG=es_DO.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-30 (46 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/798304/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
