GNOME/Gtk "open file" dialog doesn't show gvfs mounted (remote) file systems
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTK+ |
Invalid
|
Wishlist
|
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| gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Steps to reproduce:
1) Nautilus / Connect to SSH server, add favourite for it
2) Start Gnome/Gtk application
3) Try to open a file from this remote location
Expected results:
* The SSH mount should be available in the shortcuts part of the Open dialog
Real result:
* The SSH mount is not available in the shortcuts part of the Open dialog
Workaround:
* Show hidden files and navigate to ~/.gvfs/name of SSH connection in the Open dialog
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: gnome (not installed)
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jul 3 17:01:04 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: meta-gnome2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
| Jeremy Bícha (jbicha) wrote | #1 |
| affects: | meta-gnome2 (Ubuntu) → gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu) |
| Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| Changed in gtk: | |
| importance: | Unknown → Wishlist |
| status: | Unknown → New |
| Changed in gtk: | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
I'm marking this bug as triaged since it was reported upstream. GNOME and GTK apps can use the filechooser to open from or save to remote file systems but this is opt in. If any particular app doesn't have this functionality turned on and you think it should, please file a bug against that app.