I can confirm this too. And this only happens if I open a directory from a menu on the panel for example typicaly from the Places menu. If I open a directory in a new Nautilus window from the desktop or from an other Nautilus window there isnt a second button on the panel.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/965974 Title: nautilus creates two buttons on the taskbar Status in “gnome-panel” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When opening nautilus there are two buttons on the panel taskbar. one is correct, the other disappear after 10 sec and it is called "opening home folder". this happens only with nautilus. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-panel 1:3.4.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Mar 27 09:15:40 2012 SourcePackage: gnome-panel UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/965974/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp