I've done some further tests. The search does work using something like the HUD method - but it either doesn't recurse, or doesn't recurse far. I'm not finding much below the current directory being searched even though there are matches three or four levels below that directory.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1035091 Title: Search does not work Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: After today's update, the search facility in Nautilus does nothing. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: nautilus 1:3.5.5-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-8.8-generic 3.5.0 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-8-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu6 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Aug 9 22:04:20 2012 GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'geometry' b"'803x550+0+24'" InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120730.1) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1035091/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp