Public bug reported: Since a recent update, Nautilus has begun to make sounds as I navigate folders.
(1) There is NO WAY AT ALL to turn these sounds off, without turning off also other unrelated and useful sounds, see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemsettings/+bug/1731982 Besides: (2) Navigating through folders in a file explorer is something too common to have sounds on by default. It's annoying. They should be DISABLED BY DEFAULT, period. I understand there might be a handful of people in the world who may like them (not these ones in particular, of course), but the default should be Off. (3) These sounds are CRAP. They don't sound like anything that you may find in other OSes for this kind of scenario, they are too loud and bold, and they are nothing that remotely conveys the action that is being performed. Something reasonable would be a "click" sound, which would also be less annoying (4) The behavior is inconsistent and stupid: When you double click on a folder within the window to open it, it doesn't make any sound. But when you click on an item in the "breadcrumbs" on the top of the window, then it does make a sound. That makes no sense. Either you play sounds at all navigating actions, or none. I reported this upstream, but this has been their answer: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/issues/118 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.18.4.is.3.14.3-0ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-98.121-generic 4.4.90 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-98-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Nov 13 18:34:38 2017 GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'sidebar-width' b'190' b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'geometry' b"'1277x824+493+148'" b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'use-tree-view' b'true' b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-column-order' b"['name', 'size', 'type', 'date_modified', 'date_accessed', 'owner', 'group', 'permissions', 'mime_type', 'where']" InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (1494 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages xenial ** Summary changed: - Nautilus has suddenly started making random beeps, and I can't stop it + Nautilus now makes random beeps on some navigation actions, and I can't turn it off -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1731985 Title: Nautilus now makes random beeps on some navigation actions, and I can't turn it off To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1731985/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
