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Drag and Drop position ignored by xfdesktop

Bug #1063140 reported by Carsten Holzmüller
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This bug affects 5 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Xfce4 Desktop
Confirmed
Wishlist
xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

If I move/copy a file to the xfce desktop with drag and drop, the drop possition on the desktop is ignored.

I can reproduce this with thunar or file-roller (and probably other programms too).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xfdesktop4 4.10.0-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.27-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 7 10:24:08 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120926)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xfdesktop4
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Carsten Holzmüller (carsten-holzmueller-q) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Xubuntu 12.10 has reached EOL some time ago. Does this bug affect newer releases?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

Changed in xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Carsten Holzmüller (carsten-holzmueller-q) wrote :

Not fixed in Xubuntu 14.04

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Elfy (elfy) wrote :

affects 14.10

Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount)
Changed in xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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In , Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

If I move/copy a file to the desktop with drag and drop, the drop position on the desktop is ignored.

I can reproduce this with thunar or file-roller (and probably other programs too).

Affected versions:
4.10.0
4.11.6
4.11.7

summary: - Drag and Drop possition ignored by xfce desktop
+ Drag and Drop position ignored by xfdesktop
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in xfdesktop:
importance: Unknown → Low
status: Unknown → Confirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in xfdesktop:
importance: Low → Wishlist
David Pires (slickymaster)
Changed in xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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In , Main-haarp (main-haarp) wrote :

Additionally, when new elements are created, they always end up on the leftmost output, instead of the output they were created on. See https://www.reddit.com/r/xfce/comments/b6341f/new_icons_appear_on_the_wrong_monitor/ejhm472/

4.13.3

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In , Theo Linkspfeifer (lastonestanding) wrote :

That is a new bug in 4.13.3 (https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15198).

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In , Andreldm-2 (andreldm-2) wrote :

*** Bug 12201 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

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Carsten Holzmüller (carsten-holzmueller-q) wrote :

I disagree. Bug 12201 is related to the Grub bootloader and it's a new feature request.
It has nothing to do with this ticket. It's not a duplicate.

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Theo Linkspfeifer (lastonestanding) wrote :

Carsten, comment #9 was imported from the Xfce bug tracker. The referenced bug number links to a random launchpad site.
Actual duplicate: https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12201

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Carsten Holzmüller (carsten-holzmueller-q) wrote :

Ah, thanks for the clarification.

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In , Theo Linkspfeifer (lastonestanding) wrote :

*** Bug 12627 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

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In , Theo Linkspfeifer (lastonestanding) wrote :

Created attachment 8624
wip patch

A first attempt. This implementation is not ideal, because in some cases it does not strictly pair the right-click or drop event with the actual file creation.

The feature can be activated via the new setting "/desktop-icons/create-under-cursor".

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In , Alexxcons-x (alexxcons-x) wrote :

*** Bug 16720 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

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In , Yousuf 'Jay' Philips (philipz85) wrote :

Tested patch in xfce-test and drag and drop and creating a new entry both work, but when i restart xfdesktop, the position for drag and drop items is lost.

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In , Theo Linkspfeifer (lastonestanding) wrote :

Created attachment 9846
wip patch

Thanks for testing it. Saving works now with this updated patch.

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In , Alexxcons-x (alexxcons-x) wrote :

(In reply to Theo Linkspfeifer from comment #8)
> Created attachment 9846 [details]
> wip patch
>
> Thanks for testing it. Saving works now with this updated patch.

Thanks for that patch Theo .. a feature I really miss :)

> but when i restart xfdesktop, the position for drag and drop items is lost.
Seems to be fixed with the new wip patch

Imo the default should be true for "/desktop-icons/create-under-cursor", I think that is the expected behavior.
 .. I wonder if we even need a xfconf setting for it at all.

I installed it now on my system .. if I find something strange, I will report here.

Sean Davis (bluesabre)
Changed in xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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