I was chatting with another dev and the idea of modifying xdg-open came up, could this be a possible solution?
--- /usr/bin/xdg-open +++ xdg-open @@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ open_gnome() { + export DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID=i_am_unique_$(date '+%s%N')_TIME$(date '+%s') if gvfs-open --help 2>/dev/null 1>&2; then gvfs-open "$1" else -- 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/1168858 Title: Nautilus window opens behind current window Status in Unity: Won't Fix Status in “deluge” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Since I have upgraded to Ubuntu 13.04 (FINAL BETA), whenever I right click on my torrent file and chose OPEN FOLDER option, the folder opens in background and not on top of the window like I used to have it in Ubuntu 12.10. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1168858/+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