Thank you for filing this bug report. I have been able to reproduce the bug (although it doesn't randomly put it in a place, it places where it believes the next launcher would be aligned instead of the where the cursor is).
Bug confirmed ** Changed in: file-roller (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- drag and drop to nautilus desktop places icons in random spot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246981 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs