A reminder that this bug still exists! Can someone at least confirm it?
Here are exact steps to reproduce reliably for me:
1. Close all "Files" windows
2. Attach a USB disk
3. Open a "Files" window by clicking on its icon in the left bar
4. Click on the USB drive. You should see your USB files now
5. Click on another open window on the left bar
6. Click back on the "Files" icon on the left bar
Expected behavior:
- The single "Files" window that is open (currently showing the USB
driver) comes back up
Observed behavior:
- A new "Files" window is opened
** Also affects: nautilus
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1374383
Title:
Clicking on "Files" opens new window, rather than switch to already
open one
Status in Nautilus:
New
Status in Unity:
New
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Although I can currently recreate the bug with "Files" (Nautilius, is
it?), I remember having seen such a thing before with other windows,
although only with previous Ubuntu versions.
The bug is as follows. In the current desktop, I open Files (and I see
the arrows on the left saying how many of such windows are open). It
only happens if "Files" is open once. I click on a partition that is
not automatically mounted on startup (e.g. a Windows partition) (I
haven't tested with one that automatically mounts but is not a part of
/), regardless of whether it was previously mounted or not.
When I switch away from that window (e.g. click on Firefox), then I
click back on its icon, I get a new "Files" window, rather than the
old one I had open, which was viewing the windows partition. If you
can't replicate this, try CTRL+L (leave the cursor on the path box) on
that window and then switch away and back.
Note that with ALT+TAB and ALT+` I can see the window alright. Also,
if there is more than one "Files" window, whether all looking at
windows partitions or not, there is no problem, even if the first such
window was the last to be viewed, clicking on the "Files" icon
correctly returns to that window.
In summary, when "Files" is opened once and viewing a windows
partition, clicking on a different application and back on its icon
opens a new "Files" window rather than switch to the old one.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.2.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-36.63-generic 3.13.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-36-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins:
[core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Sep 26 12:01:15 2014
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/compiz
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-04 (83 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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