Public bug reported: Unfortunately I don't know how to call that feature, but I just tried the same in Debian Wheezy and it worked fine there.
What to do: 1. Open a folder with nautilus 2. Type a few letters, a yellow box appears 3. Double-click on a folder to open it, the yellow box should disappear (it does so in Wheezy), but it doesn't. Now if you want to type something new you are doomed, you need to click into the box and delete text. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.3.4-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-12.21-generic 3.2.2 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Feb 2 22:14:09 2012 SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-25 (8 days ago) ** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/926561 Title: Nautilus navigation when typing start of folder/file name slightly broken To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/926561/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs