Public bug reported:
Within "Save As" dialogs from any desktop application, all navigation
operations, specifically the most common one of changing folders,
switches focus away from the file name input, resulting in the search
input box accepting keyboard input instead of the filename input box.
This is extremely frustrating for a several reasons:
1. After navigating to the desired folder, typing the name for the file
is instead captured by the search input box instead of the expected
filename input box
2. The search input box does not even appear until key presses are
received, making it even more surprising that the filename is not being
altered and is instead the beginning of a search
3. Using the mouse to re-focus on the filename input box deselects the
originally selected default file name text, causing the user to have to
re-select everything
4. Re-selecting everything (see previous item) causes the default file
name extension (which is excluded in the initial selection) to also be
selected, requiring the user to think about what it was and to re-enter
that extension as well
5. "Tab" key navigation takes an inordinate number of tab key presses to
return to the filename input box
Sorry to complain about this, but I almost ALWAYS choose to change
folders, and then when I type in the name, I have to re-do all the steps
described above because the search input has invariably captured my key
presses instead of the changing the filename. It is very annoying.
I would like to suggest that the search input box either not be
automatically switched to in the "Save As" mode of the dialog, or to
have a separate and explicit search input box that does not
automatically receive input after folder navigation operations.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.36.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-40.45~20.04.1-generic 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.23
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Apr 29 11:06:32 2022
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-09-13 (227 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
ProcEnviron:
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_nautilus:
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal save-as
** Description changed:
Within "Save As" dialogs from any desktop application, all navigation
operations, specifically the most common one of changing folders,
switches focus away from the file name input, resulting in the search
input box accepting keyboard input instead of the filename input box.
This is extremely frustrating for a several reasons:
1. After navigating to the desired folder, typing the name for the file
is instead captured by the search input box instead of the expected
filename input box
2. The search input box does not even appear until key presses are
received, making it even more surprising that the filename is not being
altered and is instead the beginning of a search
3. Using the mouse to re-focus on the filename input box deselects the
originally selected default file name text, causing the user to have to
re-select everything
- 4. Re-selecting everything (see #2 above) causes the default file name
+ 4. Re-selecting everything (see #3 above) causes the default file name
extension (which is excluded in the initial selection) to also be
selected, requiring the user to think about what it was and to re-enter
that extension as well
5. "Tab" key navigation takes an inordinate number of tab key presses to
return to the filename input box
Sorry to complain about this, but I almost ALWAYS choose to change
folders, and then when I type in the name, I have to re-do all 4 steps
described above because the search input has invariably captured my key
presses instead of the changing the filename. It is very annoying.
I would like to suggest that the search input box either not be
automatically switched to in the "Save As" mode of the dialog, or to
have a separate and explicit search input box that does not
automatically receive input on folder navigation operations.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.36.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-40.45~20.04.1-generic 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.23
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Apr 29 11:06:32 2022
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-09-13 (227 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
ProcEnviron:
- XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
- SHELL=/bin/bash
- PATH=(custom, user)
- LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+ XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+ SHELL=/bin/bash
+ PATH=(custom, user)
+ LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_nautilus:
** Description changed:
Within "Save As" dialogs from any desktop application, all navigation
operations, specifically the most common one of changing folders,
switches focus away from the file name input, resulting in the search
input box accepting keyboard input instead of the filename input box.
This is extremely frustrating for a several reasons:
1. After navigating to the desired folder, typing the name for the file
is instead captured by the search input box instead of the expected
filename input box
2. The search input box does not even appear until key presses are
received, making it even more surprising that the filename is not being
altered and is instead the beginning of a search
3. Using the mouse to re-focus on the filename input box deselects the
originally selected default file name text, causing the user to have to
re-select everything
- 4. Re-selecting everything (see #3 above) causes the default file name
- extension (which is excluded in the initial selection) to also be
+ 4. Re-selecting everything (see previous item) causes the default file
+ name extension (which is excluded in the initial selection) to also be
selected, requiring the user to think about what it was and to re-enter
that extension as well
5. "Tab" key navigation takes an inordinate number of tab key presses to
return to the filename input box
Sorry to complain about this, but I almost ALWAYS choose to change
- folders, and then when I type in the name, I have to re-do all 4 steps
+ folders, and then when I type in the name, I have to re-do all the steps
described above because the search input has invariably captured my key
presses instead of the changing the filename. It is very annoying.
I would like to suggest that the search input box either not be
automatically switched to in the "Save As" mode of the dialog, or to
have a separate and explicit search input box that does not
automatically receive input on folder navigation operations.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.36.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-40.45~20.04.1-generic 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.23
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Apr 29 11:06:32 2022
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-09-13 (227 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
ProcEnviron:
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_nautilus:
** Description changed:
Within "Save As" dialogs from any desktop application, all navigation
operations, specifically the most common one of changing folders,
switches focus away from the file name input, resulting in the search
input box accepting keyboard input instead of the filename input box.
This is extremely frustrating for a several reasons:
1. After navigating to the desired folder, typing the name for the file
is instead captured by the search input box instead of the expected
filename input box
2. The search input box does not even appear until key presses are
received, making it even more surprising that the filename is not being
altered and is instead the beginning of a search
3. Using the mouse to re-focus on the filename input box deselects the
originally selected default file name text, causing the user to have to
re-select everything
4. Re-selecting everything (see previous item) causes the default file
name extension (which is excluded in the initial selection) to also be
selected, requiring the user to think about what it was and to re-enter
that extension as well
5. "Tab" key navigation takes an inordinate number of tab key presses to
return to the filename input box
Sorry to complain about this, but I almost ALWAYS choose to change
folders, and then when I type in the name, I have to re-do all the steps
described above because the search input has invariably captured my key
presses instead of the changing the filename. It is very annoying.
I would like to suggest that the search input box either not be
automatically switched to in the "Save As" mode of the dialog, or to
have a separate and explicit search input box that does not
- automatically receive input on folder navigation operations.
+ automatically receive input after folder navigation operations.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.36.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-40.45~20.04.1-generic 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.23
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Apr 29 11:06:32 2022
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-09-13 (227 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
ProcEnviron:
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_nautilus:
** Tags added: save-as
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Title:
On Save As dialog, any navigation operation (e.g. change to sub-
folder) takes focus away from file name entry and instead switches to
search
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