Nemo doesn't highlight selected text when renaming

[Scott Cowles Jacobs]

Ever since I installed Lubuntu Next 17.10, Nemo does not highlight text in a filename that is being renamed.

if I move the mouse pointer to a part of the text, left-click-n-drag to the end of a section of text, and then ctrl-x, the "selected" text disappears, and when I then ctrl-v, it reappears (either in the same place, or in a different one, if I click somewhere else). If when I first select "rename", I immediately hit "spacebar", all text disappears except for the extension, just as expected, but in every case I am "flying blind", as nothing is ever highlighted.

In looking to see if anyone else had had the same problem (and hopefully solved it), I came across the following, in which "Arch Stanton asked Jul 26 '17 at 15:33" the same question, without any response there:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/381952/nemo-doesnt-highlight-selected-text-when-renaming
There is no info there as to OS version, or Nemo version...

I find no bug report, so am doing so now.
This happens in Icon View, and Compact View, but NOT List View, which a selection IS highlighted.
I will include a screenshot showing a file immediately following selecting "rename", with the preceding and succeeding files also shown, and for each of the three views.

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scott@scott-Asus-M2N68-AM-PLUS:~$ uname -a
Linux scott-Asus-M2N68-AM-PLUS 4.13.0-32-generic #35-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 25 09:13:46 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
scott@scott-Asus-M2N68-AM-PLUS:~$ lsb_release -dsc
Ubuntu 17.10
artful
scott@scott-Asus-M2N68-AM-PLUS:~$ echo $DESKTOP_SESSION
QLubuntu

scott@scott-Asus-M2N68-AM-PLUS:~$ nemo --version
nemo 3.4.7
scott@scott-Asus-M2N68-AM-PLUS:~$ apt-cache policy nemo
nemo:
  Installed: 3.4.7-1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 3.4.7-1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 3.4.7-1ubuntu1 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: nemo 3.4.7-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: LXQt
Date: Thu Feb 8 14:41:12 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-06 (94 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu-Next 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Beta amd64 (20171014)
SourcePackage: nemo
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Dominique Meeùs (dominiquem)]

I observe the same behavior with Nemo 3.6.5-1 amd64, Ubuntu 18.04, GNOME 3.28.1, theme Adwaita (default).
When I write this it makes me think to change the theme: bingo! the renaming selection is normal with Ambiance or Radiance.

[Scott Cowles Jacobs (scott092707)]

I now have Lubuntu Next 18.04, and also have Nemo version 3.6.5-1, and still have the same issue.

While I do not have the theme Radiance to test, I do have Ambiance (not my default theme, which is Lubuntu Arc), but unlike "Dominique Meeùs (dominiquem) ", selecting this theme does not alter the behavior.