** Description changed:
+ Files contained in hidden directories often show up in files lens, which
+ might and might not be desired - it can be useful in cases where you
+ need to often search for and edit a configuration file for some
+ application/service (which usually reside in hidden directories), yet
+ many users think that by putting files into hidden directories these are
+ no longer displayed anywhere.
+
+ The problem is that by putting a file into hidden directories, you no
+ longer see the file in file browsers etc, but accessing the file still
+ logs its usage in eg Zeitgeist, and users need to use the dedicated
+ Privacy settings panel to ensure access to such resources is not logged.
+
+ We should have clear guidelines on when to use which to ensure
+ consistent behaviour throughout the system.
+
+ Original description:
+
1. Put a file in a hidden folder (name of the folder starting with ".", the
name of the file without ".") - try with jpeg, it's easier to spot
2. Open the file and close it after that
3. Open the Dash and start typing the name of the previously closed file
4. You can see the file appearing in the Files & Folders Lens
I don't think that it's a normal behavior, since after fixing the bug
https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/756280 the hidden files are not
visible anymore in the Files & Folders Lens, so should be the content of
hidden folders. I wrote couple of comments on the bug for the files, but
nobody reopened the issue, so I had to make a new one.
Using the latest up-to-date Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot 11.10
** Also affects: ayatana-design
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Content of hidden folders shown in unity-lens-files
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