No reliable way to get file path after searching files

[Aren Cambre]

When I open a Home Folder window and search for a file using the search box at top right, there is no reliable way to discover the path of the objects that the searcher found.

I can't see the path no matter what view I select.

I can't right-click and select anything that lets me open the parent folder of the item. (In Windows 7, it's called "Open file location".)

SOMETIMES I can get the path if I right-click and select Properties, but if the path is too long, it's truncated, ending with an ellipsis (...).

We need a clear way to get the path of items in case we want to do something that's not feasible with the options available in the search results.

[Jaymee (realjkh)]

I am usig Linux Ubuntu 11.10 and I totally agree with that! This should be fixed, because it would improve the system software and make it easier to find files . :D

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

The issue has been fixed with that upload in precise:

nautilus (1:3.2.1-2ubuntu12) precise; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/git_use_gtk_grid.patch:
    - use gtkgrid rather than gtktable in the properties dialog,
      should fix cut labels in the properties dialog (lp: #890055)
      (lp: #920262)

[Aren Cambre (aren-arencambre)]

Related: #923823