List view showing "loading" forever when folders have hidden files

[guinew]

Binary package hint: nautilus

Steps to recreate the bug:
- open any nautilus window;
- make sure you are viewing files as List View;
- create a folder or go to an empty folder;
- create one or more hidden files (your call) like ".fileA" inside this folder;
- go to this folder parent;
- click on the arrow on the left of this folder name;
- "loading" won't stop showing up.

I hope I have made myself clear.

I tested this on 10.04 and 10.10.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: nautilus 1:2.32.0-0ubuntu1.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-generic 2.6.35.10
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 22 20:54:41 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nautilus

[Erik Meitner (e.meitner)]

Just as Guinew says but I would add that it happens for both local and SMB shares.

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

Thank you for reporting this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. I can't duplicate this on the next version of Ubuntu, 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot". It would be useful if you could test whether you still experience this bug in the new version. You could test with a Live CD if you'd rather not install it since it's still in beta.

[Erik Meitner (e.meitner)]

This affects our 65 10.04 LTS desktops.

I 've just reproduced this with the live CD:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/20110929/oneiric-desktop-amd64.iso

Reproduced by running from the live CD. Small movie attached to illustrate.

Whether or not it is fixed in 11.10 is not relevant as this affects an LTS release, correct?