GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 667076
Add support for symlinks when dragging image to folder
Last modified: 2012-01-04 17:52:54 UTC
I was delighted when EOG added the option to drag the currently viewed image to an application window or Nautilus folder. It makes it SO FREAKIN' EASY to sort and catalogue my folders. However, while I can copy or move the image (using the Shift key) I think it would be really handy to also support the creation of a symlink, using Nautilus' default symlink-creation key modifier (Ctrl-Shift-drag).
(Note: This would increase consistency between EOG and Nautilus -- because EOG is already mimicking Nautilus' behaviour, it would make sense to match it more completely. Not sure if that also means I should file a bug report to suggest that EOG should copy Nautilus' behaviour, which is move-by-default (if on the same filesystem), Ctrl to copy, etc.)
* when I said "copy Nautilus' behaviour", I should have said "copy Nautilus' behaviour *even more consistently*"
Enabled the necessary flag in eog's DnD code. Also enabled the flag that triggers Nautilus' middle-click-drag menu (use the ALT-key for that). commit bcf7817737f0412e6a6de2686ec64b31dd470dca Author: Felix Riemann <> Date: Wed Jan 4 15:39:26 2012 +0100 Enable more Drag&Drop actions when eog is drag source Enable the link and ask actions allowing to create symlinks in Nautilus or triggering a menu asking what to do. Also enable the move action, which was not specifically enabled before but still worked anyway. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667076 --- This problem has been fixed in the development version. The fix will be available in the next major software release. Thank you for your bug report.
Whoa, that's fast! I won't be able to test it, because I stick to stable versions of core libraries and apps, but it'll give me something to look forward to in GNOME 3.4. I am curious, though, about why the flag was turned off -- was it some sort of usability-based decision?
I really don't know why (considering the code if over 5 years old) but I'd guess that we simply didn't notice before as copy and move worked without any problem so far and none of us tried to create a symlink. :)