Bug#989833: thunar: Thunar does not auto-refresh when directory contents are changed

[sudoer@riseup.net]

You are correct; I am using only a local filesystem. I am unfamiliar
with gio/gvfs, so if the issue is with them, I'll have to look into how
they work.

I tried the test you suggested: I ran 'thunar -q' from a terminal, then
ran a new thunar instance from the same terminal. I then navigated to an
empty directory, created an empty file using thunar, then deleted said
file using thunar. The results are the same; the file still appears
until the reload button is pressed. Unfortunately, there was no terminal
output, so it seems we're still in the dark.

I may dig through the source code to see if I can pinpoint what's going
on, but it's been a long while since I've done any programming, so I
might not be able to figure it out.