Public bug reported: Original report[1]: ---------- Description of problem:
Unable to perform Drag and Drop using XDND protocol from Xlib application to application running on Wayland display server natively. How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. compile attached file with "gcc XDnDSource.c -o XDnDSource -lX11 && ./XDnDSource". Attached file is a simple drag source client, written using XDND protocol. It has single mime-type to transfer: `text-plain`. 2. try to perform drag and drop starting from black area. 3. drop to gedit, firefox, etc. 4. <fail> Actual results: It fails to find any window having XdndAware property(except for apps running on XWayland), so it unable to perform drop action. Expected results: Performed drop. Additional information: The same example works for Ubuntu 21.04, Oracle Linux 8u5 on Wayland, but not on Fedora 35. ---------- The issue was fixed in Gnome 47 (plucky, oracular), but still present in Gnome 46 (noble). Attached reproducer from the original report. [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2027569#c0) ** Affects: mutter Importance: Unknown Status: Fix Released ** Affects: mutter (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Fix Released ** Affects: mutter (Ubuntu Noble) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: mutter (Ubuntu Oracular) Importance: Undecided Status: Fix Released ** Affects: mutter (Ubuntu Plucky) Importance: Undecided Status: Fix Released ** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues #2042 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/2042 ** Also affects: mutter via https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/2042 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Also affects: mutter (Ubuntu Noble) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: mutter (Ubuntu Oracular) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: mutter (Ubuntu Plucky) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu Plucky) Status: New => Fix Released ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu Oracular) Status: New => Fix Released ** Description changed: + Original report[1]: + ---------- Description of problem: Unable to perform Drag and Drop using XDND protocol from Xlib application to application running on Wayland display server natively. - How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: - 1. compile attached file with "gcc XDnDSource.c -o XDnDSource -lX11 && ./XDnDSource". - Attached file is a simple drag source client, written using XDND protocol. - It has single mime-type to transfer: `text-plain`. + 1. compile attached file with "gcc XDnDSource.c -o XDnDSource -lX11 && ./XDnDSource". + Attached file is a simple drag source client, written using XDND protocol. + It has single mime-type to transfer: `text-plain`. 2. try to perform drag and drop starting from black area. 3. drop to gedit, firefox, etc. - 4. <fail> + 4. <fail> Actual results: - It fails to find any window having XdndAware property(except for apps running on XWayland), + It fails to find any window having XdndAware property(except for apps running on XWayland), so it unable to perform drop action. Expected results: Performed drop. + + Additional information: + + The same example works for Ubuntu 21.04, Oracle Linux 8u5 on Wayland, but not on Fedora 35. + ---------- + + The issue was fixed in Gnome 47 (plucky, oracular), but still present in + Gnome 46 (noble). + + [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2027569#c0) ** No longer affects: mutter ** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues #3511 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/3511 ** Also affects: mutter via https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/3511 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2097415 Title: Ubuntu 24.04, mutter: drag and drop does not work between x11 and wayland applications To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mutter/+bug/2097415/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
