unity wont let me start a new nautilus window if one instance is already opened

[PresuntoRJ]

Binary package hint: unity-place-applications

When I click on the Nautilus icon (indicated by the Home folder icon in the Unity application bar) it starts a new window only if none is already opened, and there does not seem to be a way to start a new one if I want to...

I goes back to whatever workspace contains the running window with it focused, which is a good default behavior, but I believe there could be a right click option or something for starting a new instance...

If my point is valid for Nautilus, I think it could also be done with other applications (the default behavior could still be to return to the running instance, but a new one could also be started somehow) without me going in the Alt+F2 for instance

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity-place-applications 0.2.46-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Apr 11 23:55:40 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=pt_BR:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_MESSAGES=pt_BR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity-place-applications
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-10 (2 days ago)

[DigitalFiz (digitalfiz)]

I have the same problem please fix this as it is a big issue when you want to open more then 1 folder or more then 1 browser ect.

[PresuntoRJ (fabio-tleitao)]

Well, if its just to open more than one folder, you can try pressing F3
inside Nautilus... but, yes, I still wanna be able to open more than one
session of anything if so I please

2011/4/12 DigitalFiz <email address hidden>

> I have the same problem please fix this as it is a big issue when you
> want to open more then 1 folder or more then 1 browser ect.
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[Omer Akram (om26er)]

You can middle click on the nautilus icon to open another instance of it. as after the current behavior is concerned its working as intended.

[PresuntoRJ (fabio-tleitao)]

I cannot middle click in a notebook or netbook because those do not have a
middle button. This cannot be understood as a complete/correct solution
since one will need a three button mouse (or one with a scroll which also
clicks, as most recent mouses do), and you cannot guaranty that the users
will have such device installed on their system. For instance, I do not use
an external mouse on my netbook or notebook. :-/ I don't think I am the only
one. There got to be a better way. A more reliable (at least it looks almost
impossible to have a working system whithout one) would be a right click
menu option to show the possible new instanace... I do understand that most
Mac would not have a right click, since they have only one button in their
mouse, but they do have a well known method of "showing" such context menu,
usually with a keyborad/mouse combination (not sure which cause I do not
have an Apple yet). I hope you see my point.

2011/4/13 Omer Akram <email address hidden>

> You can middle click on the nautilus icon to open another instance of
> it. as after the current behavior is concerned its working as intended.
>
> ** Package changed: unity-place-applications (Ubuntu) => unity (Ubuntu)
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> ** Project changed: unity-place-applications => null
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> ** Changed in: unity
> Status: New => Opinion
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> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Opinion
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[Bennett Kanuka (bkanuka)]

I've been using Ubuntu for a few years now, and using unity, I constantly have to stop and think about how to open a new window. Searching on forums to find the right keybinding is not an acceptable solution for a new user.

[Daniel Di Sarli (danieleds0)]

According to what Mark says, we should add an option in nautilus' quicklist (https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/734170/comments/13).

[Marco Biscaro (marcobiscaro2112)]

@Daniele: nautilus is a special case. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/769515/comments/3.