Bug#347733: nautilus: Options to show backup and hidden files do now work as expected

[Daniel R.]

Package: nautilus
Version: 2.10.1-5
Severity: normal


I have checked this bug after a dist-upgrade from sarge to etch. I suppose it may happen in new etch systems as well.

With default preferences (show hidden and backup checkbox not checked), you cannot see hidden or backup (ended with tilde ~) files in the file browser (Nautilus).

In that state, if you tick the show hidden files option in Nautilus main menu, then you can see hidden files, but no backup files.

In that state, if you change preferences (show hidden... checkbox checked), backup files remain not shown (you can tick / untick the show hidden... in Nautilus main menu repeatedly, it does not matter).

Now, if you close the file browser (Nautilus) and open it again, then you can see both hidden files and backup (*~) files (again, you can untick / tick the show hidden... in Nautilus main menu repeatedly, backup files always appear now when that option is ticked).

This behaviour is abnormal.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-1-686
Locale: LANG=es_ES at euro, LC_CTYPE=es_ES at euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)

Versions of packages nautilus depends on:
ii  desktop-file-utils       0.10-1          Utilities for .desktop files
ii  gconf2                   2.10.1-6        GNOME configuration database syste
ii  gnome-control-center     1:2.10.2-1      utilities to configure the GNOME d
ii  libart-2.0-2             2.3.17-1        Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii  libatk1.0-0              1.10.3-1        The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libaudiofile0            0.2.6-6         Open-source version of SGI's audio
ii  libbonobo2-0             2.10.1-1        Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libbonoboui2-0           2.10.1-1        The Bonobo UI library
ii  libc6                    2.3.5-8         GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libeel2-2                2.10.1-3        Eazel Extensions Library (for GNOM
ii  libesd0                  0.2.36-1        Enlightened Sound Daemon - Shared 
ii  libexif12                0.6.12-2        library to parse EXIF files
ii  libgail-common           1.8.8-1         GNOME Accessibility Implementation
ii  libgail17                1.8.8-1         GNOME Accessibility Implementation
ii  libgconf2-4              2.10.1-6        GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglade2-0              1:2.5.1-2       library to load .glade files at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0             2.8.4-2         The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-desktop-2       2.10.2-1        Utility library for loading .deskt
ii  libgnome2-0              2.10.1-1        The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
ii  libgnomecanvas2-0        2.10.2-2        A powerful object-oriented display
ii  libgnomeui-0             2.10.1-1        The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii  libgnomevfs2-0           2.10.1-5        The GNOME virtual file-system libr
ii  libgtk2.0-0              2.8.9-2         The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6                  6.8.2.dfsg.1-11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libnautilus-extension1   2.10.1-5        libraries for nautilus components 
ii  liborbit2                1:2.12.4-1      libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpango1.0-0            1.10.1-2        Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpopt0                 1.7-5           lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii  librsvg2-2               2.9.5-6         SAX-based renderer library for SVG
ii  libsm6                   6.8.2.dfsg.1-11 X Window System Session Management
ii  libstartup-notification0 0.8-1           library for program launch feedbac
ii  libx11-6                 6.8.2.dfsg.1-11 X Window System protocol client li
ii  libxml2                  2.6.22-2        GNOME XML library
ii  nautilus-data            2.10.1-5        data files for nautilus
ii  shared-mime-info         0.16-3          FreeDesktop.org shared MIME databa
ii  xlibs                    6.8.2.dfsg.1-11 X Window System client libraries m
ii  zlib1g                   1:1.2.3-9       compression library - runtime

Versions of packages nautilus recommends:
ii  desktop-base                  0.3.16     common files for the Debian Deskto
ii  eject                         2.1.4-1    ejects CDs and operates CD-Changer
ii  nautilus-cd-burner            2.10.2-2   CD Burning front-end for Nautilus

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