I'm seeing this in feisty (Nautilus 2.18.0.1) - folders are shown with
the open icon even after they have been closed. This is for the duration
of the session and is consistent across the desktop, spatial and browser
windows.
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closed folder keeps being displayed as open
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-netstatus-applet
The Network Monitor applet is not selecting scaled icons that are
appropriate to its size. Compare to the Volume Applet which does. Seems
to be the case for every icon theme where it is using, eg: