Questions tagged [drag-and-drop]
Questions about selecting file and holding down the mouse button, dragging it to another part of the screen, then letting go of the button (dropping it).
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Basic desktop actions are not available on Ubuntu 20.04
In Ubuntu 20.04, on the desktop, there is a number of actions I wish I could do, such as, by order of importance :
use keyboard shortcuts such as select all, copy / paste.
use drag & drop with ...
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Drag and drop not working inside Nautilus on Ubuntu 17.10
I'm having a strange problem on Ubuntu 17.10: when I try to drag and drop something inside Nautilus it simply doesn't work, it doesn't even select the item, it seems like it's ignoring the action...
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Drag and Drop across (fullscreen) applications, switching via Alt-Tab
Example
Drag media file onto Totem's playlist to enqueue
Bug in Compiz
Especially for Unity (formerly Netbook Edition, being intended for small screens) this is quite a vital feature, as ...
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Bidirectional drag'n drop is not working with VirtualBox and ubuntu 14.04
I use Virtualbox 4.3.20 with Ubuntu 14.01 image. Host OS is Windows 8.1. Bidirectional drag'n drop used to work before but now it won't after upgrading to these versions from previous versions. What ...
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How to Drag and Drop files to open application?
Since Ubuntu 18.04 I can't drag a file e.g. image file to an open application such as Inkscape or Evolution email message window.
In Ubuntu 17.10 I was able to select the image file by clicking on it, ...
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Unity launcher bar stuck and won't hide
When using drag and drop the launcher bar reveals and will not hide unless I close the program.
Is their a fix?
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How do I reorder buttons in the window-list (taskbar) via drag and drop?
I switched from GNOME2 to XFCE and miss the feature to re-arrange the window buttons in the taskbar (window list).
How can I make it working?
I use Xubuntu 12.10.
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Virtualbox Drag N Drop isn't working
I followed the steps but still can't drag and drop files to Virtualbox guest OS. I went to Settings, General, Advanced, clicked Bidirectional on both Shared Clipboard and Drag N Drop and i still can'...
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Drag and drop NOT working with Gmail in Firefox, on Ubuntu 18.04
Dragging and dropping files in Gmail is not working in Ubuntu 18.04 and Mozilla Firefox.
I trap the file, drag it to the mail box (drop your file here) and nothing happens (The image of the file ...
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Create link to file on Desktop or in Folder
Ubuntu 16.04
I have 2 instances of Nautilus (file explorer) open - in different drives and or folders.
I want to create a LINK to a file.
It doesn't appear to be easily done - if I drag & drop ...
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How do I enable dragging files to applications minimised to Ubuntu Dock in 17.10?
I have upgraded to 17.10 but I am frustrated that I am unable to drag a file say, from Files to a text editor that is minimised. In older versions I was able to drag it to the sidebar, hover over the ...
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How do I make Nautilus windows stick for drag & drop? [closed]
When you drag and drop a folder with nautilus, you must carefully set both windows on non overlapping areas of your screen, otherwise selecting one folder will bring the windows to the front, hiding ...
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16.04 LTS on Virtualbox - Drag/Drop from PC to Ubuntu Not Working
Setup:
Win10 on Dell 8900
Virtualbox - Latest version
Virtualbox Extensions - Latest version
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - All updates installed
Bidirectional Drag/Drop Enabled
I can drag files from Ubuntu to ...
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Drag and drop of files not working on version 22.04
I installed ubuntu 22.04 LTS using the live bootable image. I am unable to send files by dragging and droping into the various application.
But when I use xOrg, the problem seems to disappear. Please ...
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unity drag & drop files to another window
For example: i have 2 nautilus windows opened and maximized and i want to move a file from window A to window B.
If i drag the file on the unity launcher it doesn't move the file but it will open the ...
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Files (Nautilus) in 19.10 - drag-n-drop on desktop doesn't work
If I insert a flash drive and try to drag any files onto desktop - nothing happens.
Or from any other folder.
Drag 'n copy only works if you open desktop in nautilus ("show desktop in files").
I ...
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Touchpad double-tap holding is not working
I used to be able to double-tap and hold on my touchpad to drag and drop things. Since I upgraded to oneric ocelot it only works 10% of the time. What program are they using to log the touchpad and ...
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I cannot move multiple files by drag and drop method
I'm using Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS.
My problem is when I want to move some files to another place, I'm selecting files then trying to move but the selections disappearing and this way I can move only one ...
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How to make a RELATIVE symlink with Nautilus
I am glad that relative symlinks are possible in Linux, namely ln -s -r linked/directory linkingfile, but it is taking me quite a long time on terminal to do the job of relative linking many files.
I ...
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Drag-and-drop file onto script in Nautilus
In Windows Explorer (and other file managers) if you drag a file onto a script/executable, then it runs the script/executable with that file as the first argument.
Is it possible to get a similar ...
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How to drag from a background window to the front window
Is the following I will explain possible with a key combination?
Here is the image:
As you can see, the terminal is the focus window (Front window) and Nautilus is in the background (Back Window). ...
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ubuntu 19.04 not able to create url shortcuts by drag/drop
It works on 18.04, but not on 19.04.
I am not able to drag and drop Chrome or Firefox url or bookmark to the folder or desktop.
When i drag drop to the folder i get the following error: "Drag and ...
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XFCE: Drag-and-drop pointer stuck on some windows
In some programs like SMPlayer and Clementine when dragging the window with the mouse (for example by accidentally clicking on the program window instead of the media progress bar), the mouse pointer ...
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How to enable dropping any file type on particular or any Unity launcher item?
For example I cannot drag and drop folders and .py files to the meld using launcher but it accepts them perfectly.
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Ubuntu 17 dock file drag
In Ubuntu 16, I was able to drag files to apps in the dock, but in Ubuntu 17.10, that's not working. Is there anyway to do this?
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How to drag and drop files to a places applet. (Like trash can)
I made a shortcut to my home folder by dragging and dropping it to the panel.
Is there a way that I can drag and drop files to that applet in order to save the file
in the folder location?
What I ...
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Are these desktop features or are they bugs? [duplicate]
Since updating to 20.04 LTS I've noticed some differences in desktop functionality compared to 18.04 LTS. Here are a few:
Can't drag and drop a file from the desktop to anywhere else.
Drag and drop ...
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Dragging and dropping from browser to Nautilus saves link instead of file, how to change default action?
When I drag and drop -- say an image -- from any internet browser to the desktop or any folder under Nautilus, it will save it as a Link.
Now if I hold down Ctrl while I drag and drop, it will ...
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Why is alt+tab not working when dragging out of Firefox?
In contrast to previous Ubuntu versions, alt+tab while dragging seems to work fine in Ubuntu 18.04. For instance, I can start dragging a file, alt+tab to a different application, and drop the file ...
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Why can I not drag and drop files from nautilus file manager to firefox in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
I try to drag and drop a file from nautilus to firefox but can't do that.
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Drag-drop not working for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on VMware® Workstation 15 Pro
I've installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on VMware® Workstation 15 Pro Version 15.5.2 build-15785246. The problem is that the drag and drop feature (From the host (Windows 10) to the guest (Ubuntu) on the ...
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How can I drag and drop files into the Ubuntu One bookmark in Nautilus?
I have a bookmark to my Ubuntu-One folder in the sidebar of Nautilus, it would seem logical that it would be possible to drag and drop files and folders on top of this bookmark and have the dropped ...
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Can't hold left button on touchpad and drag in 12.04 and no right click
After updating to 12.04, I cannot use the mouse buttons. I have a work around to be able to drag with the touchpad alone, also to use the touchpad for right click. I would however like to use the ...
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16.10 - dragging a file/folder onto another folder no longer opens the target folder
Ubuntu 16.10. I just noticed a new behaviour, and I'm wondering when/why this has changed.
before: when dragging a file/folder onto another folder icon, the target folder used to open to display its ...
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Can I drag and drop from Evince to Thunderbird?
Sometimes I want to attach a PDF to an email in Thunderbird. I can drag and drop from Nautilus to Thunderbird, but if I already have the PDF open in Evince, it's nice not to have to hunt down its ...
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How do I drag-and-drop a file into a window that's not in the foreground?
In Windows, if I'm dragging a file or a piece of text and I want to want to drop it into a window that's currently not in the foreground I can simply hover over that window on the task bar and the ...
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Dragging and dropping a file on launcher icon does not raise the window in Unity
I know this is a possible duplicate but I do have not a convincing answer yet.
I initially did not like unity and did not switch to it till 12.04 (used gnome fallback). I have started using it only ...
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Dragging files across workspaces in 11.10 [closed]
In 11.04, I was able to select a file in Nautilus and while dragging/folding the file change workspace using the regualr keyboard shortcut keys.
This was very handy if for example I had to attach a ...
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Create .url files when drag and drop from browser instead of .desktop
I used to drag-and-drop links from the browser in Windows to a folder to save them. That created files with extension .url, and the content is like:
[InternetShortcut]
URL=https://askubuntu.com/
When ...
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How can I achieve Windows-like drag and drop behaviour? [closed]
It is a problem to drag item from one window to another when they are overlapped. When we click in a window it immediately focused and upper window go behind of this. But I found that in Windows and ...
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Drag and Drop to Firefox in 20.04
I see that other threads talk about icons and drag and drop errors to the Desktop. For me, it is the Firefox browser. I am not able to upload pictures to GitHub and a few other websites using Drag and ...
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How to have root access without logging as root? [duplicate]
I am using 13.04 trying to edit or drag and drop files but since all the folders are owned by root and assigned to the group "root" I am not allow to do this.
I added my current username to the "root"...
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can't drag clip to timeline in Kdenlive in Ubuntu 23.04
Recently, I upgraded Ubuntu to 23.04. I am using Kdenlive, but I cannot drag clips from the project bin to the timeline. What is the problem and how can I fix it?
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Drag Lock not working on fresh 20.04 install
This is a Dell Inspiron 15 7559 from 2016 which came preinstalled with Ubuntu at the time. I had later been running 16.04 for the past 4 years without a problem.
Yesterday, I did a fresh install (...
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Three finger dragging on ubuntu-touch tablet
I think it appeared with the last system upgrade (or I hadn't remarked it before): a zone 1/5th of the size of my screen on the right hand (when in horizontal position), inviting me to drag ...
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Can't Drag & Drop text to unity launcher (e.g. url's, highlighted text)
I'm trying to create a unity launcher icon (.dekstop file) on which you can drop any (selected/highlighted) text from a web browser, google chrome in my case.
I know you can use the "MimeType=" key ...
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How do I drag a file into an open application?
I can't understand how to drag files into running application. For example:
I have an image on my desktop or a folder and I want to drag it into libreoffice writer.
I have files that I want to attach ...
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Drag-and-drop problem in Ubuntu 23.04
I am frequently downloading zip or rar archive files from the Web to extract their contents into a folder. There are two applications on my system that handle these type of archive files: Archive ...
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12.10 Drag and Drop not working [closed]
That's just it. I click on a file on the desktop with my mouse, drag it to another location on the desktop, or to an open folder, and....it zooms right back into the original position when I let go of ...
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How can I drag & Drop a JPG-File into Scribus?
If I try to drag&drop a JPG (or other Graphic file) from Nautilus via the Unity Dash into Scribus, the Dash symbol’s are "grayed" and only some App's are usable but not Scribus.
How can I make ...