Folders and files frequently need to be clicked twice

[Jurgen Schellaert]

Nautilus randomly drops about half of my mouse clicks. Clicked folders or files will sometimes open at once, yet the next time(s) fail to respond until clicked a second time.

I am seeing this both on X11 and on wayland. Single or double click policy does not make any difference. I have experimented with different mouse speeds but have not seen any noticeable difference.

This behaviour is, in fact, something that I already noticed when I was trying out Ubuntu 22.10. It was enough to send me back to 22.04. I was really hoping that the issue would be solved by now, but clearly it is not.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.04
Package: nautilus 1:44.0-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-20.20-generic 6.2.6
Uname: Linux 6.2.0-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.26.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Apr 26 02:25:07 2023
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-10-29 (178 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu" - Release amd64 (20221020)
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to lunar on 2023-04-12 (13 days ago)
usr_lib_nautilus:
 file-roller 43.0-1
 nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal 3.48.0-1ubuntu1
 python3-nautilus 4.0-1build1

[Khalid Abu Shawarib (khalid-shawarib)]

Maybe it's just this bug: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/issues/2816.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Jurgen Schellaert (jurgen-schellaert-j)]

The issue seems to be related. The video shows a feature I had not noticed yet but that is certainly there: the problem does not manifest if I take the "precaution" of first moving the mouse outside nautilus before I click on a different folder. What I mean is:
1. open nautilus
2. click on a folder to open it
3. move back (I am using the side button on my mouse to do so)
4. move the cursor outside nautilus (no clicking required here)
5. return to the window and click on a different folder; it instantly opens
Without step 4, step 5 is unpredictable - sometimes the folder opens at once, sometimes nothing happens and the folder needs to be clicked again at least once.

[Khalid Abu Shawarib (khalid-shawarib)]

@jurgen-schellaert-j I didn't mean to move cursor outside the window, I meant to move over white space inside the files view, like the white space between files/folders or beneath files/folders when they don't cover the entire view. Moving cursor outside nautilus negates the bug.

[Khalid Abu Shawarib (khalid-shawarib)]

Just to iterate here: this problem only effects X11. It's already fixed in GTK 4.8.3 and 4.10.1 for Wayland.