I'll add my frustration here as well and possibly a solution. I think we all agree that this is a basic feature and removing it results in a horrible user experience. The key here is IMHO the lack of discoverability. I wouldn't call myself a beginner user and yet I had no idea that the disappearing "New document" in the contextmenu was related to the Template folder.
Anyway, I’ll be sad to see yet another LTS shipped where this isn’t fix, so what do you think about this simple solution: If the Templates folder is empty, a submenu entry is added in the contextmenu, which simply is a link to the Template folder. And ofc as soon as you put something in the Template folder, the user sees only that in the submenu. We already have a help text inside the folder and a "learn more..." link. It’s not ideal, but it increases discoverability which is key here. What do you think? This would need to be a patch since upstream don't want it :/ ** Attachment added: "template.jpg" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1632027/+attachment/5331210/+files/template.jpg -- 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/1632027 Title: New Document feature missing from Nautilus 3.20+ Status in Nautilus: Invalid Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Ubuntu has a patch ( 16_unity_new_documents.patch ) to enable a 'New Document' function in the right-click context menu. This patch was not ported to Nautilus 3.20 so this Ubuntu-specific feature is missing in Ubuntu 16.10. https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu- desktop/nautilus/ubuntu/view/head:/debian/patches/16_unity_new_documents.patch While this patch being disabled is noted in the debian/changelog, here's a formal bug to document the issue and maybe give it a bit more visibility so that it will be fixed. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: nautilus 1:3.20.3-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-17.19-generic 4.8.0-rc7 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Mon Oct 10 12:54:50 2016 EcryptfsInUse: Yes GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'open-folder-on-dnd-hover' b'false' b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'sidebar-width' b'171' b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'geometry' b"'1106x542+436+438'" b'org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view' b'default-zoom-level' b"'small'" InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-11 (59 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20160811) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) usr_lib_nautilus: gnome-terminal 3.20.2-1ubuntu5 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/1632027/+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
