[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-11-09 Thread Daniel van Vugt
If you mean copy/paste (not drag and drop) then that is bug 1948008. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-11-09 Thread Daniel van Vugt
This bug is already closed for 21.10 and I can confirm it definitely works there. Please open a new bug if you have any problems with 21.10. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-11-09 Thread Tom
I confirm the bug is still present (and very annoying, making me lose a lot of time) on Ubuntu 21.10. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files b

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-08-18 Thread Andres Leon
Hi everyone, i worked for a while in an OSS called Spinnaker.io. I understand is annoying to deal with so many approaches and personalities. This message is just to say thank you for all the support to the ubuntu distro. I really like using ubuntu and yes there are changes and improvements but

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-08-03 Thread Norbert
** Tags removed: groovy ** Tags added: impish -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications To manage notifications

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-04-14 Thread Luna Jernberg
nope, sorry -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bug

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-04-14 Thread Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Reverting incorrect bug status. Or are you working on that @Luna? ** Changed in: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-04-14 Thread Luna Jernberg
** Changed in: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files betwe

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-04-05 Thread Jonathan Kamens
Can you please read what other people have said before commenting. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications To

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-04-05 Thread Luna Jernberg
This will be fixed in 21.04: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/03/ding- ubuntu-21-04-fixes-my-biggest-pet-peeve -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and dro

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-04-05 Thread Luna Jernberg
This will be fixed in 21.04: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/03/ding- ubuntu-21-04-fixes-my-biggest-pet-peeve -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and dro

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-03-14 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Also affects: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is s

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-03-13 Thread Jonathan Kamens
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking time out of what I'm sure is a very busy schedule to educate poor little me, who is so ignorant that I've only been working on open source and commercial software for over 30 years and using Linux since the early days of Slackware and at on

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-03-13 Thread Vladislav K. Valtchev
@dundir Maybe you're right, I don't know. I just tried to do what I believed is best for Ubuntu, the distro I've been using since 2008 or so: to speak out giving my feedback, hoping it will be heard by the right people. If things won't change I'll look elsewhere, clearly. -- You received this b

Re: [Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-03-13 Thread dundir
Vlad, honestly, I don't see this getting fixed anytime soon, this has been an issue since a late revision of 18.10/19.04 (~2018). Pinning is a time-tested solution for regressions but it does come with overhead, especially when the issue is actually a dependency of a core system component (naut

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-03-13 Thread Vladislav K. Valtchev
You're failing to understand the concept of "show-stopper" bug, also known as "ship-stopper". The severity of such a bug is so big, that the whole release a product must be postponed, until the bug is fixed. Bugs of this kind are ones that substantially compromise the usability of a product. For

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-03-13 Thread Jonathan Kamens
Claiming that Ubuntu could simply have stuck with the previous version of GNOME when shipping the LTS release is failing to see the forest for the trees. Many factors go into the decision of what version of a critical package like GNOME to put in a release. Ubuntu looked at all of those factors and

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-03-13 Thread Vladislav K. Valtchev
Hi Jonathan, I'm happy to start a dialogue about this issue. 1. It's great to hear that the problem will be fixed in 21.04. Maybe a backport to the 20.04 LTS should be considered as well? 2. I know, I don't have problems with fixing things by myself, per se. I'm irritated that this was not a "co

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-03-13 Thread Jonathan Kamens
Three notes: 1. Ubuntu has addressed this in 21.04 by shipping gnome-shell-extension- desktop-icons-ng by default. 2. Note that you can fix this yourself in any earlier version of Ubuntu by installing that extension directly from extensions.gnome.org ( https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/2087/

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-03-12 Thread Vladislav K. Valtchev
Guys, this is a *BRUTAL* regression. It's NOT acceptable to break the desktop experience like that in a LTS release because "the legacy code was unmaintainable". Either replace the legacy code with a mature, well- written extension which works *exactly* the same way, or continue to maintain the old

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-01-31 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Changed in: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files betwee

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-01-31 Thread Muhammad ariesta
** Changed in: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files betwee

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-01-23 Thread Norbert
** Tags added: hirsute -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2021-01-23 Thread Leigh Mathieson
Really daft regression, makes you wonder what other functionality taken for granted is missing you don't know about.. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-12-01 Thread Paddy Landau
I have created Bug #1906420 which, if implemented, will solve this and other bugs. Please visit and "star" it (the green writing at the top) if you agree with it. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-desktop- icons/+bug/1906420 -- You received this bug notification be

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-12-01 Thread Luna Jernberg
Hangs on Hirsute too :( @seb128 did try now -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications To manage notifications

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-10-23 Thread Adam Niedling
I did it. Bug 1901150. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-10-22 Thread Daniel van Vugt
> How about Ubuntu is not asking any "are you sure" questions when I delete (del or shift+del) something from the desktop? Please open a new bug for that by running: ubuntu-bug gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, w

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-10-22 Thread Adam Niedling
How about Ubuntu is not asking any "are you sure" questions when I delete (del or shift+del) something from the desktop? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer dr

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-10-21 Thread Daniel van Vugt
That appears to be bug 1886322. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications To manage notifications about this bu

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-10-21 Thread Adam Niedling
You can't move around multiple icons on the desktop, only one by one. What's the bug number for that? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files b

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-10-21 Thread Daniel van Vugt
> I was quite surprised to find the icons on the Desktop not navigable with arrow keys. That's bug 1855711. > Also, I couldn't cut and paste files to and from the Desktop. That's bug 1857014. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-10-21 Thread Tero Gusto
I was quite surprised to find the icons on the Desktop not navigable with arrow keys. Also, I couldn't cut and paste files to and from the Desktop. For many years, I have always replaced Nautilus with Nemo, it's so much more flexible. I managed to get the Desktop in a great state using Nemo, follo

Re: [Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-10-09 Thread Norbert
This functionality should exist without damn extensions. It is essential functionality of normal feature-rich desktop. Shame on GNOME! Normal traditional users should use MATE, KDE or Xfce instead of supporting GNOME illness. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubun

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-10-09 Thread Paddy Landau
The updated Desktop Icons, "Desktop Icons NG (DING)" (by the same author), fixes these problems. Canonical could make its life easier by simply replacing the old Desktop Icons with the new Desktop Icons NG (DING). Desktop Icons: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1465/desktop-icons/ Desktop

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-08-26 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Tags removed: eoan -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications To manage notifications about this bug go to: h

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-08-26 Thread Norbert
@Hai NGUYEN VAN (psaxl) The solution was already given at https://askubuntu.com/a/1233026/66509 - simply remove GNOME Shell and install MATE instead. Or Xfce, or KDE. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launch

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-08-25 Thread Hai NGUYEN VAN
A bit more explanation can be found here: https://didrocks.fr/2018/01/23 /welcome-to-the-ubuntu-bionic-age-nautilus-a-lts-and-desktop-icons However, I am extremely disappointed. Ubuntu addresses general public, not only nerds who don't make use of desktop icons. -- You received this bug notifica

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-06-10 Thread Daniel van Vugt
1. That is bug 1832407 you are describing. Although you don't actually need to be able to remove the extension package in order to replace it. Installing any extension locally for your own account will override the system version. 2. Canonical does contribute to desktop-icons when we have time. -

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-06-10 Thread Salim B
> We are somewhat trapped. It's a choice between using the old version of nautilus forever with bugs and incompatibilities, or the new version of nautilus without desktop support. Those are not good choices but they are all we have now. This is not a problem created by, or unique to Ubuntu. That s

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-06-10 Thread Daniel van Vugt
We are somewhat trapped. It's a choice between using the old version of nautilus forever with bugs and incompatibilities, or the new version of nautilus without desktop support. Those are not good choices but they are all we have now. This is not a problem created by, or unique to Ubuntu. Indeed c

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-06-10 Thread Moritz
I agree with Carlos Garcia. This is a functionality that everyone expects to work out of the box today. It is frustrating to see that in every Ubuntu release something like this comes up. Another example making ubuntu look bad: I also had to add the "show desktop" icon manually to the system toda

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-05-24 Thread Carlos GarcĂ­a
Confirmed, happening to me as well in Ubuntu 20.04... I cannot understand why you think the importance of this is "Low" or "Wishlist"... It looks to me quite serious, the desktop is used every day and most people are used to this functionality, which is uniform across the system... but not in the d

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-05-11 Thread Norbert
** Tags removed: third-party-packages ** Tags added: groovy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications To manage

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-04-27 Thread ooshlablu
For what it's worth, this also prevents icons from working with multiple dock applications in the gnome-flashback session: cairo-dock, docky, avant window navigator. The launchers are created, but just show up with "?" icons. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubunt

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-04-27 Thread dundir
I didn't realize my bug was a duplicate (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1875125). This is a big issue for desktop users, I almost rolled back immediately. I'll still be rolling back due to other bugs I've found since Friday, but in the meantime I did find a slightly better way of working around

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-04-26 Thread sami
Here is a workaround for ubuntu 20.04: 1. remove gnome extension `sudo rm -r /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/desktop-icons@csoriano/` 2. install nemo: see https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/issues/158#alternative-solution and replace `dnf` with `apt`. Current gnome desktop-icons

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-04-24 Thread sami
Applies to 20.04. Is there at least any kind of workaround? This is quite annoying. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop an

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-04-06 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Changed in: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (Ubuntu) Importance: Wishlist => Medium ** Tags removed: disco ** Tags added: focal ** Tags added: eoan -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2020-01-13 Thread Efthimios Chaskaris
Applies to 19.10 as well -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications To manage notifications about this bug go to

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2019-11-25 Thread Emanuele
Being able to move Applications from the Menu to the desktop or move documents from the file manager to the desktop is a function that is required by many users, it is a feature that any OS and Linux Desktop has, for years that I use my PC for the first time. it's such a limit, and only GNOME-Sh

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2019-11-14 Thread Sebastien Bacher
** Tags added: desktop-lts-wishlist -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications To manage notifications about thi

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2019-08-18 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Changed in: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons (Ubuntu) Importance: Low => Wishlist -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813441 Title: Can no longer drag and drop files between desk

[Bug 1813441] Re: Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications

2019-08-18 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Summary changed: - Can no longer drag and drop files from desktop into applications + Can no longer drag and drop files between desktop and applications -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bug