On Nov 28, 2011 3:52 AM, "frederik.nn...@gmail.com" < frederik.nn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 05:49, Ian Santopietro <isan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> On Nov 27, 2011 3:38 PM, "frederik.nn...@gmail.com" < frederik.nn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 22:20, Christian Rupp <christ...@r-k-r.de> wrote: >> >> >> >> For me it's working, just drag it on the icon of banshee the song starts, many other programs work also, but not all :(( >> > >> > >> > so does holding the drag over Banshee's Launcher icon raise the Banshee window? >> >> It doesn't, but dropping it on the Banshee icon will start it playing. > > > am i alone, or isn't this clearly a design regression? > > I still can't see how to raise the drop destination while i'm in a drag. > During a drag it seems as if interaction is essentially blocked: > ALT-TAB doesn't work, right-click menus over Launcher items are not available, > > When i hold a dragged .mp3 file over e.g. Totem's Launcher item, the object i'm dragging is decorated with a "+" emblem, which is misleading. > Dropping onto this target won't "add" anything, it will replace the entire current playlist. > > Drag and Drop is an important gesture in every pointing-device enabled environment. > Hand gestures are essential to the experience in every modern DE, AR environment or mobile touch-enabled device. > > This worked in GNOME Panel's Window List, is it by design that Unity fails to offer this comfort?
I believe it is. There's an important menu function, Open With..., that before was hidden within a context menu, which currently aren't touch friendly. This exposes this important functionality, and makes it much faster to access. > If not so, i'd be curious to know if there are design specs that suggest otherwise. > > The Blueprint here https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-o-default-apps-unity-integration e.g. didn't say much about how an old and cherished comfortable DE interaction feature simply vanished into nothingness. > > Are there any other blueprints i may study in order to satisfy my curiosity, or is it up to the community to reverse this regression?
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