** Description changed:

  Dragging items into a running instance of an application (e.g a file
  into an opened folder in nautilus) using the dock is hard and sometimes
  simply impossible to do.
  
- E.G:
- When you move a file to the Nautilus Icon, if there is only one instance of 
Nautilus running it will still show it on Expo view. Then you would have to 
pose your pointer above the window and then it would finally focus it letting 
you move your file into the window.
  
- 1. If there is only one instance of the app running it should simply
- bring it to the front (focus it), instead of showing it on expo view.
+ Most of the time the window where you want to put the file is minimized. In 
this case when dragging the file on top of the App icon simply won't do 
anything.
  
- Most of the time the window where you want to put the file is minimized.
- In this case when dragging the file on top of the App icon simply won't
- do anything.
- 
- 2. When dragging items to an APP expo view should show ALL opened
+ 1. When dragging items to an APP expo view should show ALL opened
  windows of the APP. (show also minimized windows)
  
- It's great to have expo view when dragging an item to an APP, however it
- should be noted that there is no possible design reason while the user
+ The other issue is that when there is only one instance of the APP
+ running dragging an item to it's icon will show that window on Expo
+ view. Then you would have to pose your pointer above the window a few
+ seconds for it to focus letting you move your file into the desired
+ folder.
+ 
+ A. If there is only one instance of the app, dragging a file to it's
+ icon. Should simply bring it to the front (focus it), instead of showing
+ it on expo view.
+ 
+ Also it should be noted that there is no design reason while the user
  shouldn't be able to simply drag the icon to the "expoed" window instead
  of having to wait for it to focus. This would save a lot of idle time.
  
- 3. Placing items in expoed windows should be the same as placing them on
- the focused window.
+ B. Placing items in expoed windows should be the same as placing them on
+ the focused window. This should be a better solution than A but I don't
+ know whether it's feasible.

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Title:
  Dragging files to apps in dock broken

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