Idea #5720: Make Drag&Drop possible everywhere in GNOME

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Written by droetker the 25 Mar 08 at 21:19. Category: Accessibility.
Related to: Gnome. Status: New

Description

Drag&Drop is such a intuitive and simple action - it must be promoted.
There are many things that already work in Ubuntu/GNOME/KDE with Drag&Drop, but there is much that can be improved:

- DnD an image from Firefox to the Desktop should place that image there, not a textfile with the link to the homepage.
- DnD from the icon on the left side of the URL in the Firefox address bar to the desktop should create a .desktop file with a link to that URL.
- DnD of devices onto the Pastebin should unmount them (like OSX)
- DnD of a Desktop file into a mainmenu/submenu of GNOME should create a menu item.
- fix the Nautilus-in-list-view-doesn't-accept-DnD-files issue: Launchpad bug #61237
- DnD file from anywhere (e.g. Desktop) to a folder in the "file open" "file save" dialogs.
- DnD a file into an edit box should insert a file:// link - KDE has this; Idea #3027
from Idea #4105:
- DnD Attachement from Thunderbird to Nautilus
- DnD Files From File-Roller to Nautilus
- DnD Picture from Nautilus to OOo

...and many more, please submit your ideas, I'll put them into the description!

If you like this idea, also look at my other ideas

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onno-itmaze wrote on the 25 Mar 08 at 23:48

-DnD an image from firefox to the Desktop should place that image there, not the link to the homepage.
This already works.
-DnD from the icon on the left side of the URL in the firefox adress bar to the desktop should create a .desktop file with a link to that URL.
This already works.
-DnD of Devices onto the Paperbin should unmount them (like OSX)
This is a usage metaphor that Apple created, it's not intuitive to any users except Apple users. Most new users expect that it will erase the content of the device.
-Dnd of a Desktop file into a mainmenu/submenu of GNOME should create a menu item.
If permissions allowed that, it already would. At present it creates a shortcut in the panel.
-FIX the Nautilus-in-list-view-doesnt-accept-DnD-files issue!
This is an upstream bug that was already reported and is being discussed as the link you provided shows.

This whole list of ideas was in my opinion a waste of time.

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droetker wrote on the 26 Mar 08 at 00:40

You're right, but I didn't say "exactly these DnDs".
Sorry, the 2 first Firefox things work already, I had tested them before and sort of didn't recognize it.
BTW, but if the image you drag contains a hyperlink, it does not work: it will copy the hyperlink, not the picture, without asking.

DnD->MainMenu/Permissions - thats the point.
why can I then change the main menu with the Menu Editor (with the same -user- permissions?) Because there is also a per-user-menu, and that should be also possible per drag&drop.

BUT what I wanted to start, was a brainstorm topic to collect thoughts about more drag and drop.
if you don't like the ones i posted, they were just ideas, feel free to post others, but don't rate the whole topic down.
The topic title is generic.

droetker wrote on the 26 Mar 08 at 08:10

DnD file from anywhere (e.g. Desktop) to a folder in the "file open" "file save" dialogs.
First I thought this is nonsense, but sometimes I forget to copy something into a folder and when I open the "file open" dialog I remember it and want to do it just now.

It is possible to copy a file FROM anywhere OUT OF the file open dialog to e.g. the desktop by DnD. But other way should be possible too.

blindvic wrote on the 26 Mar 08 at 10:21

An if you drag an object to a text box (file foe example)then object address is inserted in the text box.

THAiSi wrote on the 26 Mar 08 at 15:57

If we're at it with drag and drop, fix this one as well :-)

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/3027/

spyyder wrote on the 26 Mar 08 at 16:08

@onno-itmaze

Man your post was a waste of time. This is a good idea, if you have something useful to share, post an idea.

NachoBlanco wrote on the 28 Mar 08 at 19:02

I would like to be able DnD a file as root almos from a directory to any other with more restricted rights.

arekolek wrote on the 29 Mar 08 at 21:55

@NachoBlanco: thanks to GVFS and PolicyKit in upcoming Hardy you'll be prompted for password when copying files to location where you don't have permissions for writing.

mathis94 wrote on the 30 Mar 08 at 11:12

like macos !

WolfiE wrote on the 15 Sep 08 at 12:11

Hi, I was just about to post pretty much exactly this idea. However, I specifically want to copy/paste from konqueror to thunar, for example. Copy/paste should work from any to any, including "weird ones" eg. copy visible from GIMP, paste as an image file in thunar. As you only mentioned drag/drop in your idea, I thought maybe you would want to add copy/paste aswell. (+1)

Lendo wrote on the 29 Sep 08 at 19:17

Most annoying for my girlfriend and me is not to be able to drag & drop files/folders in "Save as ..." and other dialogs.

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