I'd say the solution is to remove the restore_filechooser_typeaheadfind.patch, see this commit:
https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+3.0/commit/?id=99cb6330706eadb58bf9d3c5b77120fdd5971189 After all, such patches were removed from Nautilus for a good reason. It should also be removed from the file chooser, since currently it breaks both behaviors. Both search and type ahead are currently broken, by removing this, at least search will work, which is the upstream behavior. ** Attachment added: "Screencast from 19-01-19 19:20:32.webm" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+3.0/+bug/1592177/+attachment/5230592/+files/Screencast%20from%2019-01-19%2019%3A20%3A32.webm -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1592177 Title: Focus drops from search input in GtkFileChooserDialog after first character, which stops searching (broken behaviour) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gtk/+bug/1592177/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs