Esc doesn't close file properties window

[Victor Sergienko]

Binary package hint: nautilus

Maybe it's GTK's policy, anyway. After moving from Windows, this makes feel uncomfortable.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks for your bug. GNOME applications uses Ctrl-W usually to close I window, I'm not convinced that esc should close them too, it's only one key and could be pressed by mistake by example

[Daniel Holbach (dholbach)]

I have the same opinion as Séb. I'd suggest to talk with the upstream authors, if you have really strong feelings about this.

[Fred (eldmannen+launchpad)]

I noticed this too, in the properties window for files and disks.

Esc is easier to press and to remember than ctrl+w.

If GNOME and Windows have all things different, it makes it difficult to migrate from Windows to Linux. It should be as easy as possible.

[Christian González (droetker)]

Agreed.
And many dialogs in GNOME close on ESC though (e.g. nearly all preferences windows, even that of nautilus ;-) )

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

The bug has been fixed upstream now

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package nautilus - 1:2.21.92-0ubuntu1

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nautilus (1:2.21.92-0ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low

  * New upstream version:
    - Build fixes
    - Fix crashes and leaks (lp: #190996)
    - Fix handling of desktop file launchers
    - Better handling of desktop file icons
    - Semitransparent DnD icon support
    - Avoid showing progress info when dialogs are shown (lp: #188259)
    - Allow minimize of progress window (lp: #185339)
    - Handle beagle >= 0.3.0
    - Close properties dialog on escape (lp: #54887)
    - Make custom icons work again
    - Fix fuzzy icons (lp: #186840)
    - Duplicate file if copies to the source directory (lp: #191138)
    - Support open with dialog for multiple selected files
    - Ressurect connect to server dialog
    - Allow theming of free diskspace chart colors
  * debian/control.in:
    - updated libglib requirement
  * debian/patches/90_from_svn_allow_setting_custom_icons.patch,
    debian/patches/90_from_svn_transparent_icons_when_composite.patch:
    - those changes are in the new version

 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:06:57 +0100