[xubuntu-users] Drag and Drop Annoyance

[Bruno Benitez]

i just tested using thunar 1.4.0 and xfce 4.10, dragging from a folder to
the Desktop will move it, draggin from the Desktop to a folder will copy
it. Interesting.


2013/7/15 darren <darren at ontrenet.com>

> My Documents and Downloads are not, nor should be, separate devices.
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Bruno Benitez <gridcube at gmail.com>
> Date: 07/14/2013 11:15 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Xubuntu Support and User Discussions <xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Drag and Drop Annoyance
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> drag'n'drop will "copy" if the files move from a different mount point,
> say /home/username/Documents and /home/username/Downloads are different
> mount points, dragging a file from Downloads to Documents will copy it.
> else while moving inside the same mount point it will "move" the file, say
> you move a file from /home/username to /home/username/Desktop, and both are
> in the same mount point, then it will move it.
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> 2013/7/14 Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net>
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>> On Sun, 2013-07-14 at 21:16 +0100, David Wright wrote:
>> > I have a "strange worldview" ?  Thanks.
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>> Not regarding to the topic, I guess you misunderstand what I tried to
>> point out, or I misunderstand you.
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>> Regarding to the way you quote/reply, IOW "Text Over, Fullquote Under",
>> you seem to be a little bit freakish.
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>> Joking aside.
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>> I didn't test it, but I believe you, so if drag and drop on the Desktop
>> should behave different with Thunar running or not running, than it is a
>> bug or a feature done by somebody with a bizarre worldview.
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>> Does it behave also different, if Firefox is running ;) and should users
>> keep in mind how drag and drop for the desktop does behave assumed
>> Thunar is opened, Firefox is opened or Evolution is running ;)?
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