Drag-Drop Behavior: Cannot Alt-Tab while Drag. Task Switcher. Unity Launcher.

Bug #764760 reported by Mohsin Falak
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: unity

Exemplary use case:
Add a media resource (e.g. file items from Nautilus in full screen) to another application's drop zone (e.g. Totem playlist).

Intended solution is to DRAG item(s), Alt-TAB to switch to other app, DROP item(s).
It seems Task Switcher does not get notified while Drag (mouse down).

Alternative solution (without keyboard interaction): Dragging the item to the Unity Launcher and keeping it on that icon brings that app to focus and the as app is at focus the item is dragged back onto the focused app, but now that item can't be added (or interact) to the app.
The Drag-Drop behavior on Unity Launcher is random, sometimes the files won't even open.When we Drag-Drop a file (e.g Video File) on an application icon (e.g Totem) the file opens but the application remains out of focus.
FIX: The application must take focus when a file is drag-opened by the Unity Launcher.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.8.8-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,mousepoll,wall,grid,wobbly,regex,resize,place,imgpng,move,vpswitch,gnomecompat,animation,session,workarounds,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
DRM.card0.LVDS.1:
 status: connected
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 modes: 1024x600
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DRM.card0.VGA.1:
 status: disconnected
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 modes:
 edid-base64:
Date: Mon Apr 18 20:09:56 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 2.6.38-8-generic, i686: installed
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02f4]
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:02f4]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110330)
InstallationMedia_: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110330)
InstallationMedia__: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110330)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1011
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=47e7674b-0af4-4aa6-911b-157e6b6fa616 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature_: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
ProcVersionSignature__: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/29/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A06
dmi.board.name: CN0Y53
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A06
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: A06
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd07/29/2009:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1011:pvrA06:rvnDellInc.:rnCN0Y53:rvrA06:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA06:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1011
dmi.product.version: A06
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

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Mohsin Falak (fi8er1) wrote :
Mohsin Falak (fi8er1)
description: updated
dayf (dayf)
summary: - Drag-Drop Behavior. Unity Launcher.
+ Drag-Drop Behavior. Alt-Tab while Drag. Unity Launcher.
dayf (dayf)
description: updated
summary: - Drag-Drop Behavior. Alt-Tab while Drag. Unity Launcher.
+ Drag-Drop Behavior. Alt-Tab while Drag. Task Switcher. Also Unity
+ Launcher.
dayf (dayf)
summary: - Drag-Drop Behavior. Alt-Tab while Drag. Task Switcher. Also Unity
+ Drag-Drop Behavior: Cannot Alt-Tab while Drag. Task Switcher. Unity
Launcher.
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tolostoi (tolostoi) wrote :

I don't know is this the right place to whrite this, but drag-and-drop operation in Unity is too limited for me too. When I want to send file to skype, ussualy I drag the file from nautilus to skype window and drop there (in skype window). Now when drag file, the skype icon on the launcher is not active, so imposible to drop to skype window. More, when draging even the icon of Nautilus, which is active is not fuctional, because she offers choise of two, three ... etc opnened nautilus windows, but when I try to drop in to chosen window, the window is stil inactive.

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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