I filed a bug upstream and attached a patch that should fix the issue. The patch (also attached here) should also work for the current Ubuntu version.
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #548020 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=548020 ** Also affects: fileroller via http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=548020 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Attachment added: "Patch fixing the folder selection" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/16870160/dlg-batch-add.patch -- "create archive" directory selection not working correctly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/230044 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs