I also have the same issue with nautilus in Ubuntu 16.10. It affects only the list view, grid view works fine. Also other file browsers like Thunar work fine in both list and grid view.
Additional notes: - Pressing Ctrl seems to switch off the editing mode. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574614 Title: Losing focus when trying to rename file or folder To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1574614/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs