No, my dock is not set to auto-hide. I've just tested with auto-hide turned on. The result is the same. The dock does not hide when changing folder's name.
Also if I create a new folder on the desktop (with dock auto-hide on), it partially hides behind the dock. I guess that issue is covered by bug #1723117 -- 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/1768532 Title: Nautilus-desktop popup behind the ubuntu-dock Status in gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Ubuntu 18.04 with Gnome Shell Steps to reproduce: 1. Create a folder on the desktop 2. Press F2 to change the folder's name Expected result: The popup where you can write new name is not obstructed by the dock What happens instead: The popup where you can write new name is partially covered by the dock Screenshot attached To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock/+bug/1768532/+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