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Idea #151: Drag & drop with Atl + Tab

Written by netiauga the 28 Feb 08 at 19:05. Category: System. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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I'm so frustrated. I can't use Drag & drop with Atl + Tab to move files.

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Solution #2: Allow Alt+Tab when drag and drop
Written by math the 4 Jan 09 at 21:00.
And then I would like to have the ALT+tab function enabled while dragging, in order to drop the file into the new email window.
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Solution #3: Hover over the desired window or task or viewport to switch
Written by loonyphoenix the 18 Jan 09 at 07:32.
Make it possible to hover while drag-and-dropping over the desired task in the taskbar or over a window in the background to bring the application to the front; or over a viewport in viewport selector to switch to it. No need for a keyboard!
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Solution #4: Do both - and expand the functionality to make it easier to use.
Written by jharris1993 the 24 Jan 09 at 22:00.
Both of these solutions have merit.
Being a (eek!) Windoze user, I am used to being able to hover over a window and drop there even if the window doesn't have focus.

What I would like to see:
(a) Allow Alt-Tab as above
(b) Allow Hover as above
(c) Allow "edge awareness" when dragging.
(i.e. If the place you want to drag to is not visible within the window, dragging to the edge where it's hidden should cause the window's viewport to scroll in that direction.)

I have noticed this a number of times - especially when trying to select text by dragging - that the selection process simply STOPS at the edge instead of scrolling the viewpoint.

What say ye?

Jim


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duncan.hawthorne wrote on the 28 Feb 08 at 19:43
compiz enables it quite nicely. if you have scale initiating by moving your mouse to a screen corner. drag file, move mouse to iniate scale, hover mouse over window to bring it back to focus, drop file
this is a cool feature, having it in alt-tab would be great.
also good if you could do it in compiz for the show desktop plugin, pick up file, show desktop, drop file on desktop (or the other way around)

droetker wrote on the 25 Mar 08 at 22:41
don't know why that is so downrated.
it's very good, and there is already a blueprint.
If you rate it down, at least post why.

Mike Graham wrote on the 10 May 08 at 20:27
Great idea.

Voted yes.

Ghone wrote on the 22 Aug 08 at 01:33
+1
I suspect the down votes are due to fears that Nautilus will go postal.

dvstin wrote on the 24 Oct 08 at 19:44
Tabbed nautilus in intrepid helps reduce the need for this. You can drag files from one tab to another from within the same window.

cleml wrote on the 1 Jul 09 at 11:51
The problem is not just to drag&drop between two nautilus windows, but between any app windows.
Such a basic, such a 90's feature... Frustrating.

bongobong wrote on the 23 Apr 10 at 23:11
most missing feature


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