[Bug 395692] Re: Drag-and-Drop behavior in the menu editor is inconsistent and confusing

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** Changed in: alacarte
       Status: Unknown => New

** Changed in: alacarte
   Importance: Unknown => Low

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Drag-and-Drop behavior in the menu editor is inconsistent and confusing
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/395692
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Status in Alacarte Menu Editor: New
Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Triaged
Status in “alacarte” package in Ubuntu: Triaged

Bug description:
When reordering an item in the Gnome Main Menu (System > Preferences > Main Menu), the end position of the item you're dragging is completely different depending on whether you're dragging it up or down. If you're dragging it up from its original position, it's placed at the line it was dropped on, pushing other items down. When you're dragging an item down, though, it takes the space directly below the line you drop it on, pushing other items up. There are two ways this could easily be fixed:

1 - Place all menu items exactly where they're dropped, and push other items down, no matter which direction you're dragging.

2 - Reorder menu items as the item is being dragged, so the user can see the results of moving the item before placing it.