Ubuntu – Nautilus Icon not showing window indicators

16.04nautilusunity

Running Ubuntu 16.04, upgraded from 15.10.

I installed Dolphin alongside the existing Nautilus for testing purposes. Ever since, Nautilus is no longer showing open windows in the sidebar. The Files icon looks as if no window was opened and clicking it opens a new one. Typically it should show indicators for the number of open windows (up to three). Same problem for when I press ALT+TAB, the window icon is simply not there. Minimizing a Nautilus window therefore means that I lose it.

How can this be fixed?

Nautilus icon now indicating the open window

I tried removing the icon from the unity sidebar, but then no icon appears when I open Files in the launcher.

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For me, the problem did not start with dolphin. It seems like a unity bug. As a workaround (I'm still trying to figure out a better solution) in the terminal, type:

dconf reset -f /org/compiz   
setsid unity

This got my Alt+Tab working, and restored my tab on the side. ~~but needs to be done on every launch.~~

I originally followed the instructions here:

sudo apt-get install dconf-tools
dconf reset -f /org/compiz/
setsid unity

But when I just ran setsid unity after removing dolphin (no compiz reload), the default behavior was restored.

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I wrote a bash script and a launcher for that.

First, create the file:

mkdir ~/bin && gedit ~/bin/nautilus-ctrl-t.sh

Then paste the following, and save:

if [ "$(wmctrl -xl | grep "nautilus\.Nautilus")" == "" ]; then
    nautilus "$1" &
else  
    #Save old clipboard value
    oldclip="$(xclip -o -sel clip)"

    echo -n "$1" | xclip -i -sel clip
    #wmctrl -xF -R nautilus.Nautilus && xdotool key "ctrl+t" "ctrl+l" && xdotool type "${1}" && xdotool key Return
    wmctrl -xF -R nautilus.Nautilus && xdotool key ctrl+t ctrl+l ctrl+v Return

    #Restore old clipboard value
    echo -n "$oldclip" | xclip -i -sel clip
fi

Then run the command:

sudo chmod u+x ~/bin/nautilus-ctrl-t.sh

Now, to create the launcher file, run this command:

gedit ~/.local/share/applications/Nautilus-Ctrl-t.desktop

Paste the following, and save:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Nautilus-Ctrl-t
Comment=Launches Nautilus if not yet, otherwise opens a new tab in it
Categories=FileManager;GNOME;
Icon=/usr/share/icons/gnome/48x48/apps/system-file-manager.png
Exec=/bin/bash -c ~/bin/nautilus-ctrl-t.sh
Terminal=false

Log out, or restart to update the application list and you're done.

Try that. Hope it helps.

UPDATE

Added a location as a script parameter

UPDATE 2

Replaced xdotool type with xclip

UPDATE 3

Cleaned up the process by adding numbers. Added mkdir command. Updated the first "if statement" because if nautilus is managing the desktop, it will have a pid, but no active window, so better to use wmctrl. Added quotes around the first argument in case there are spaces. Changed the icon for nautilus to be system default in the .desktop file.

Ubuntu – How to make the nautilus icon open the existing window instead of a new one

I watched a video and it says that the problem can be solved by NOT clicking on it , instead you just scroll your mouse over the Files icon . It worked for me.

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