GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 43190
dragging a file/folder onto itself prompts about switching mode
Last modified: 2004-12-22 21:47:04 UTC
This isn't a bug as such, but just my opinion on a feature. When I drag a file/folder and changes my mind about the operation "in mid-air", I normally just drop the file/folder onto itself to cancel what I'd just begun. I then expect Nautilus to silently ignore my action. But instead it asks me whether I want to switch to manual layoutmode, which isn't what I expected. It is perfectly fine that Nautilus asks me whether I want to switch layoutmode when I drop a file/folder onto another position in the same view. I think this bug is somewhat related to bug 40462. ------- Additional Comments From eli@eazel.com 2000-09-20 07:50:21 ---- CC:ing Arlo. ------- Additional Comments From sullivan@eazel.com 2000-09-20 11:34:13 ---- I agree that the current behavior is a problem. I think the offer-to-switch-to-manual-layout feature is a cool detail, but in this case it interferes with normal operation. One decent solution would be to have a proximity test when the icon is released -- if it's very close to its original position, treat it as a cancelled drag rather than a deliberate repositioning. ------- Additional Comments From arlo@workthatmouse.com 2000-09-20 12:20:20 ---- I agree with the above... I'll talk to Pavel about this in person. ------- Additional Comments From eli@eazel.com 2000-10-16 19:32:15 ---- Batch-assigning QA ownership of remaining bugs to eli@eazel.com ------- Additional Comments From don@eazel.com 2000-12-15 09:32:25 ---- Batch move all 254 PR3 P5 bugs to 1.0.1. ------- Bug moved to this database by unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org 2001-09-09 20:40 ------- The original reporter (jesper@kalliope.org) of this bug does not have an account here. Reassigning to the exporter, unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org.
I don't think this is so much a bug, as it is indicative of the fact that the way icon layout is done is very broken. The real solution for this is to offer two layout options in the icon view, manual and snap to grid, along with options to arrange by a variable.
My vote is 'very trivial bug.' Yeah, it would go away if a saner, simpler config like snap to grid were available, but until that point, it's still a bug.
Created attachment 12202 [details] [review] This is the trivial patch to get rid of one of most disturbing features of nautilus
This bug was fixed as of nautilus version 2.2.2. Nauilus 2.2.2 NEWS: [...] * Disable the "switch to manual layout" dialog [...]