Upstream bug #513508 was closed "RESOLVED OBSOLETE" on 2018-01-02 as from version 3.28 nautilus no longer handles files on desktop.
Papercuts task did not expire due to bug watch so closing now. ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246981 Title: drag and drop to nautilus desktop places icons in random spot Status in One Hundred Papercuts: Invalid Status in Nautilus: Expired Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Binary package hint: file-roller When extracting something to the desktop from file-roller using drag'n'drop, the item is not placed where the mouse cursor was when the mouse button is raised but at a random spot. This is happening for me on hardy. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/246981/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp