It would be best to submit the request to the people writing the software https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/issues/
We are not going to change the behaviour, I'm not even sure what you suggest at this point. Displaying a menu on a drag action by default would get in the way for everyone and complexify an user experience that should be simple. Maybe what you are requesting would be to have an option to copy instead of moving which would suit better your way of working? -- 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/1820104 Title: Ask what to do when moving files/folders Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Opinion Bug description: When I move a document to a folder on the same disk, by default I move the folder/file, what I expect is that it asks me if: copy, move or create a connection, as does the Dolphin file manager. Many times it happens that I have to copy files/folders and I find myself moving these files, is not very friendly as a user experience. I attach a screenshot to show what the Dolphin file manager does, and what I expect Nautilus to do. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.31.90-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-7.8-generic 5.0.0 Uname: Linux 5.0.0-7-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu23 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Mar 14 19:06:41 2019 GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'initial-size' b'(889, 549)' b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'show-create-link' b'true' b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'executable-text-activation' b"'ask'" b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'show-delete-permanently' b'true' b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-column-order' b"['name', 'size', 'type', 'owner', 'group', 'permissions', 'where', 'date_modified', 'date_modified_with_time', 'date_accessed', 'recency', 'starred', 'detailed_type']" InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-02-18 (23 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Alpha amd64 (20190130) ProcEnviron: TERM=screen-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) usr_lib_nautilus: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1820104/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
