Creating and naming two folders in a row produces an error: "There is no "" in this folder"

Bug #889911 reported by Aleksander Śmierciak
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Nautilus
Expired
Low
nautilus (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

What happens:
In Nautilus, when creating two folders an error occurs, preventing creation of two or more folders in a row (hotkeys, etc.).

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open Nautilus and explore any folder/place.
2. Create a folder using hotkey SHIFT + CTRL + N, type a name for it and press ENTER.
3. Create a second folder using hotkey SHIFT + CTRL + N, type a name for it and press ENTER.
4. Most (90%~) of the time*, an error window will show up with text:
"The item could not be renamed
There is no "" in this folder. Perhaps it was just moved or deleted?"
The folder which was created as second will have its name left as "Untitled Folder".

* it appears to me as if this error shows up only when creating said two folders in a short time and without changing current selection. Both 32 and 64-bit versions of Ubuntu were tested and it has to be noted that this misbehaviour isn't quite fresh, actually I do remember it occuring many times over the last year or so.
See more in the short video in which I reproduce the bug three times consecutively: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/889911/+attachment/2600163/+files/Launchpad%20889911%20bug%20video%201.ogv

Description: Ubuntu 11.10
Release: 11.10

nautilus:
  Installed: 1:3.2.1-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:3.2.1-0ubuntu2

summary: - Creating and naming two folders in a row produce an error
+ Creating and naming two folders in a row produce an error: "There is no
+ "" in this folder"
summary: - Creating and naming two folders in a row produce an error: "There is no
+ Creating and naming two folders in a row produces an error: "There is no
"" in this folder"
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug report, I can't confirm that issue there

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

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Aleksander Śmierciak (aleksander-smierciak) wrote :

Thank you for your input, Sebastien.
I filed this bug to Upstream, you can find it here:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=664057

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
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Aleksander Śmierciak (aleksander-smierciak) wrote :

The attached video apparently has weird colours (perhaps a problem of Desktop Recorder which I used), but this is not the case, fortunately.
It show how I create three pairs of folders, and each time get an error. Please refer to it as a step-by-step guide on how to reproduce.

Adnotation: while I use mouse to navigate on this video, I create folders by Shift + Ctrl + N combination, type the desired name and press Enter (keyboard only it is).

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J Phani Mahesh (phanimahesh) wrote :

Bug reported in Ubuntu 12.04. Bug #996772

description: updated
Changed in nautilus:
importance: Unknown → Low
status: Unknown → Incomplete
Changed in nautilus:
status: Incomplete → Expired
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Florian Diesch (diesch) wrote :

Bug still there in 14.10

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Could you comment upstream to say that?

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