The copy progress dialog wasn't visible when copying files

[Adrian Cross]

When copying files from an SD Card to multiple directories the copy progress dialog wasn't visible. Right-clicking on the icon in the launcher showed the appropriate option to show the progress dialog but to no effect.

I started copying files from the SD card in to one directory, then created a new directory, returned to the SD card, selected more files and began copying those into the newly created directory, while the original copy was still ongoing.

I used key-strokes to initiate the copy / paste (ctrl-c / v).

There were two nautilus windows open - the SD card in one, the other with the two destination directories open in tabs.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: nautilus 1:3.2.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Nov 11 20:13:21 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug report, can you reproduce the issue? What desktop environment do you use?

[Adrian Cross (adriancross)]

Hi - yes, I can reproduce the issue. Apologies for taking a little while
to get back to you - I was on vacation. I can reproduce this issue only
when logging in with 2D.

On 14 November 2011 14:40, Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thank you for your bug report, can you reproduce the issue? What desktop
> environment do you use?
>
> ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/889269
>
> Title:
> The copy progress dialog wasn't visible when copying files
>
> Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> When copying files from an SD Card to multiple directories the copy
> progress dialog wasn't visible. Right-clicking on the icon in the
> launcher showed the appropriate option to show the progress dialog but
> to no effect.
>
> I started copying files from the SD card in to one directory, then
> created a new directory, returned to the SD card, selected more files
> and began copying those into the newly created directory, while the
> original copy was still ongoing.
>
> I used key-strokes to initiate the copy / paste (ctrl-c / v).
>
> There were two nautilus windows open - the SD card in one, the other
> with the two destination directories open in tabs.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
> Package: nautilus 1:3.2.1-0ubuntu2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
> Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Fri Nov 11 20:13:21 2011
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: nautilus
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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[Marcin Rutkowski (marcin3)]

This bug is related to system communication hal or dbus, kernel etc. ?i don`n know. On fresh installation Kubuntu 11.10 amd64 this bug also existing. When copying files to mp3player (flash) or sd card dialog don`t show nothing. In other side flash to Kubuntu hard disk is ok. In Debian Squeeze on kernel 2.6.32 everything was ok. This bug appeared with distro 11.4 or even 10.10.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the submitter says its specific to unity-2d

[Rok Lenardic (spuzvica)]

I am experiencing the same problem. The dialog appears initially but when I switch to another window it's gone and there is no way of getting it back apart from manually minimizing all windows and then seeing the little copying dialog hover above desktop.

Since there is no: a) show desktop button b) tray icon showing the progress as there were before in Gnome, this is really annoying not to be able to at least alt-tab to the dialog.

I confirm that Ctrl+alt+tab works.

[ggonlp (oktobermann)]

Thanks Rok Lenardic for the CRTL+ALT+TAB suggestion!