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Selection of list columns in preferences is ignored

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in Nemo's File Manager Preferences, using the List Columns tab and then the column-header context menu for comparison. Trace the preferences handling and list-view column selection; done means changing the checkboxes updates the columns and their order in the list view.

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Description

Distribution

LMDE 7

Package version

6.6.3

Frequency

Always

Bug description

Using checkboxes "List Columns" section of File Manager Preferences dialog seems to have no effect, see the screenshot.
Image

To change the selection of columns, I need to right click on the column headers.

Steps to reproduce

Open Preferences, go to "List Columns" tab, try to change something.

Expected behavior

I think the "List Columns" tab should do what it says: "Choose the order of information to appear in the list view."

Additional information

I am using Linux Mint and LMDE for years, and yet I am confused.

Dominant language
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