Cannot create folders in list mode if it is longer than the screen
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nautilus (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
This is really just annoying. It does not really impair anything, a very easy workaround is to temporarily switch to grid view and right-click on an empty spot between the grid cells. Then you can make a new file/folder.
If the title didn't make sense, here's a more detailed explaination:
When viewing a lengthy folder in Nautilus, such as your Documents folder or your home directory, and you are in list view, the list of files in the folders is likely longer than your screen, so you need to scroll. Not a problem, right? Definitely not, but there's one thing: you can't create new files or folders when this is true. Because normally, when the list is not longer than the screen can display at once, there's (a lot of) empty space for you to right-click and create new things. But when there's not, you can't do that, because there's no empty space.
My suggested fix would to add a button to create new files or folders on the menu when you right click a file/folder, and not just empty space.
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. My nautilus version is "1:3.10.
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
That's the same that is described upstream in https:/
"The new folder is now in the pathbar "buttons", as part of the current location. A bit hidden withouth proper "welcome screen" thought...
Anyway, closing as this is available there."
Doing the same here