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Bug 143857 - Drag window from desktop to workspace in switcher
Drag window from desktop to workspace in switcher
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: libwnck
Classification: Core
Component: pager
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: libwnck maintainers
libwnck maintainers
: 442543 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks: 155908
 
 
Reported: 2004-06-07 11:10 UTC by Vidar Braut Haarr
Modified: 2018-01-24 13:22 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Vidar Braut Haarr 2004-06-07 11:10:37 UTC 
Description of Problem:
I'm using metacity and GNOME 2.6.1, and I'd like
the ability to drag a window from the desktop
(whatever window) to the workspace switcher.
This would move the window to the workspace I
dropped it on.

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Click the titlebar of some window, or Alt+Left
click anywhere in a window
2. Drag it to a different workspace in the
workspace switcher panel.
3. Release the mouse button.

Actual Results:
The window is dragged to the edge of the screen
where you have the switcher.

Expected Results:
Move the window to the workspace you dropped it on.
Comment 1 Vincent Noel 2005-01-27 23:15:12 UTC 
This is the opposite of bug 163591.
Comment 2 Vincent Noel 2005-01-28 15:13:21 UTC 
Moving to right component. Sorry for the spam.
Comment 3 Vincent Untz 2007-05-31 10:00:58 UTC 
*** Bug 442543 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 Bernhard Koenig 2008-11-28 17:13:53 UTC 
Could I bump this?

Of course it's not such an important feature, but I noticed that when I hover with the mouse over a window in workspace switcher, then I get a tooltip saying "Click to start dragging ...(the window title)". So it's sort of seems like the request of this bug is implemented but it actually does not work at all. So if the feature does not work, I don't understand why the tooltip says that it is possible to drag.
Comment 5 Bernhard Koenig 2008-11-28 17:18:41 UTC 
Btw, my current Workspace Switcher is 2.24.1.
Comment 6 Marcus Carlson 2009-06-28 21:56:03 UTC 
Bernhard, I bet you're using compiz as window manager, drag'n'drop is not working when using compiz, see http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505367 for more info.
Comment 7 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-01-24 13:22:58 UTC 
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