http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/17042/
For example, I want to add a file attachment to a new email, so I write a new email, then, I drag the file from my desktop.

I'm using xfce, but if I remember, Gnome is the same.

[793 votes] Solution #1: Allow Alt+Tab when drag and drop


[129 votes] Solution #2: Hover over the desired window or task or viewport to switch


[120 votes] Solution #3: Do both - and expand the functionality to make it easier to use.


]]> en-us Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:00:30 +0000 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:43:42 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/17042/
here's the trick :

when you drag and drop just drag it over your new email in the bottom panel, don't drop just wait an instant and the new email will pop up now you can drop it.]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:10:09 +0000
Nice idea:
adds functionality
doesn't break any existing functionality
doesn't require a pop-up dialog

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+1]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:35:01 +0000
What if a user, like me, doesn't like to clutter up his panel with a window-list? I don't have my windows as buttons on my panel, because alt-tab is enough for me. Almost. Great feature request.]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:53:52 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:05:09 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:15:40 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:16:23 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:34:20 +0000 For a long time I was wondering if there is an option or hack to make this work... apparently not :-(
This is one feature I use quite a lot on my windows machine.]]> Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:35:18 +0000 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:57:02 +0000
yes this is awesome functionality which is lacking in gnome. KDE 3 and KDE4 does it by default. Not sure what is the difficulty in implementing this. May be code of KDE can be taken here :-)]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:19:22 +0000
Solution #1 is best. I don't use gnome's panels so #2 would be no use to me and isn't as elegant anyway.]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:51:47 +0000 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:24:32 +0000
BobCFC - Thanks! Great pointer!

The problem with this is that not everyone (me, for example), knows that particular trick. (or even the alt-tab trick)

My idea is to make the process as flexible as possible so that when the user does "what comes nacherally!" - he sees the behavior he expects to see. (i.e. dragging to an edge, top, or bottom, should cause the viewpoint to scroll, etc.)]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:06:36 +0000 In compiz you can drag windows to workspaces by moving to an edge - but this is against gnome design principles I think.
Alt+tab is a good idea, perfectly intuitive and there is no bad side so go for it!
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