This still (surprisingly) seems to be an issue in Ubuntu 22.04 ... Perhaps Ubuntu could add support for having the templates in a hidden folder such as `~/.templates`, and ship it just a single empty file, as a starting example? I just tried this experiment, which worked well:
`mkdir ~/.templates` `touch ~/.templates/document.txt` Edit relevant bit in `~/.config/user-dirs.dirs`: `XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/.templates"` I was able to right-click in a folder and given a "New Document > document" option. (Comment also added in Gitlab issue #407 mentioned by 林博仁 (Buo-ren, Lin) on 2018-05-06 above) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1632027 Title: New Document feature missing from Nautilus 3.20+ Status in Nautilus: Invalid Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Ubuntu has a patch ( 16_unity_new_documents.patch ) to enable a 'New Document' function in the right-click context menu. This patch was not ported to Nautilus 3.20 so this Ubuntu-specific feature is missing in Ubuntu 16.10. https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu- desktop/nautilus/ubuntu/view/head:/debian/patches/16_unity_new_documents.patch While this patch being disabled is noted in the debian/changelog, here's a formal bug to document the issue and maybe give it a bit more visibility so that it will be fixed. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: nautilus 1:3.20.3-1ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-17.19-generic 4.8.0-rc7 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Mon Oct 10 12:54:50 2016 EcryptfsInUse: Yes GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'open-folder-on-dnd-hover' b'false' b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'sidebar-width' b'171' b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'geometry' b"'1106x542+436+438'" b'org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view' b'default-zoom-level' b"'small'" InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-11 (59 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Alpha amd64 (20160811) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) usr_lib_nautilus: gnome-terminal 3.20.2-1ubuntu5 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/1632027/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
