directory count not always updated

[Michael Fisher]

Using fully updated Ubuntu 8.10, Kernel 2.6.27-11-generic, GNOME 2.24.1. Nautilus version 1:2.24.1-0ubuntu2. I create a file via gedit and save to directory "X". I expect nautilus to update the item count in "X". It does not refresh the count until manually refreshed or the directory is opened. If the file is dragged into "X" instead of saved directly there, nautilus works as expected. For what this is worth...gvfs-monitor-dir "X" does indeed see that the file has been saved to the directory even though the count is not refreshed. This also applies to refreshing thumbnail images of modified image files.

[Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please answer these questions:

* Is this reproducible?
* If so, what specific steps should we take to recreate this bug?

This will help us to find and resolve the problem.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Could you reply to the questions in a comment rather than changing the bug description which makes it non obvious to read the bug and figure what changes you did there?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Is the issue with the count only there?

[Michael Fisher (fisher-michael)]

Sorry, still learning features and etiquette:

To recreate:
Set Nautilus prefs to display size of directory or file
Create directory - /home/user/Desktop/"X"
Use gedit to create a text file
Save that file through gedit, saving to /home/user/Desktop/"X"
The count of items in "X" will not update until F5 or Ctrl+R is pressed
     OR until the directory is opened, thereby refreshing its item count.

I'm not sure what is being asked by "Is the issue with the count only there?"

I have attached a screenshot showing the "test" directory the file is saved in, along with the open text editor (to show the file has actually been saved), and the terminal output of "ls -a" within the "test" directory.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

> I'm not sure what is being asked by "Is the issue with the count only there?"

if you open a nautilus view on the directory is the new file listed immediatly?

[Michael Fisher (fisher-michael)]

Yes, as soon as the directory is opened, the file is visible, and the count is refreshed on the directory icon on the Desktop.

[Michael Fisher (fisher-michael)]

Also, if the above steps are followed with the added variable of having the "test" directory open in a nautilus window, then the count updates as expected as soon as the file is saved.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Could somebody having the issue send this directly at bugzilla.gnome.org where the software authors can read about it? for forwarding instructions please read https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME ; thanks in advance.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

The issue seems similar to http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46340

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

The issue is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug the to the people writting the software (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME)