Try to move files from nautilus for any other application like banshee or rhythmbox. To accomplish that you will need to put windows side-by-sides and sometimes it won't be an easy thing to do.
2012/4/24 Marco Kirchberger <ma...@e-kirchberger.de> > Hello community, > Today I had do some office stuff how writing letter, mails and other > things. During this work I regonized that the Unity Launcher don't > support easy tasks how to copy a text per drag and drop from one > maximised application window to another. > The only way to do this kind of task is the classic way with copy&past > or resize the related windows to see both on the desktop and then move > the selection to the other window. But not only text also pictures and > all other file types are affected. Try for example to add a picture to a > mail or document over the Launcher. > > Generally I think its a great idea that the icons in the Launcher are > not usable if the type of selection which you try to move is not > supported, but as soon as the application is running and show a window > the most launcher icons should accept any selected type. > > My Idea.. If you move a selection to a Launcher Icon which currently > running, Unity should show you all open windows of this application. > Then you move your selection to the window in which you would add your > selection. > > Here a small video which shows my workaround via Compiz bindings. > http://ubuntuone.com/7n27qRxkbLkm1A8XWHgJxN > The same should be possible via the Unity Launcher icons by default. > > regards, > Marco > > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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