For anyone ending up here, i lost this feature in 17.04 and need it: quick fix found at https://askubuntu.com/questions/777711/create-new- document-right-click-option-missing-in-ubuntu-gnome/791946
" 1. See if you have ~/Templates folder. Create one if it is missing using command: mkdir ~/Templates 2. Now create an empty file from command prompt: touch ~/Templates/Text\ File.txt1 "Create Document" option is back again and you can create a new text file or a new document. 1the backslash is used to tell the shell that the space following it is part of the filename. Since the shell recognizes spaces are delimiters between commands/options/arguments, unless you "quote it" 'quote it' or quote\ it, the shell will treat whatever comes after the space as a separate argument. " -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1437502 Title: nautilus lacking 'new document' in context menu on GNOME To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1437502/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs