I've managed to reproduce this by coping files from the examples folder into the desktop and rearranging them randomly. I'm attaching an animated gift showing the bug.
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Click+Shift+2nd click wrongly selects files on desktop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/463366 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs