Zach is correct; this is not a duplicate of bug #29560. That bug is a filed against metacity, which is only one of the components contributing to the failure of Ubuntu to provide a smooth DnD experience.
As written, the summary and report do not describe the commonly desired behavior for DnD. What's needed is not for a program to "steal focus", merely for its window to be raised at the right time. Removing the duplicate marker and leaving as invalid. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 29560 drag & drop improvement: delay bringing window to front until mouse released -- 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/388247 Title: Nautilus windows don't steal focus when files are dragged into them Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Invalid Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: This is a little hard to describe, but I'll do my best. Let's say you've got two nautilus windows. You want to drag files from one to the other, either for moving or copying. The window you are dragging from is covering the window you want to drag to. If you want to put the file in one of the folders within that overlapped window? You need the destination window to steal focus, so you can see the folders within it. As of right now, Nautilus windows don't steal focus and move forward when you drag files into them. It's not often that you run into this, but it is very annoying when you do. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/388247/+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
