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[Luke Scharf <843293@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

I wish that Nautilus would implement a hover-browse feature, similar to
that in Mac OS X.

Here's how it works:
1. I start dragging (copy or move) a file or directory
2. I hover the mouse for a predetermined interval (2-5 seconds) over a "Place" or a folder.
3. Nautilus automatically browses to the folder.  Process repeats for any sub-folders that I choose.  A "Sproing" sound is appropriate auditory feedback.
4. I release the mouse button.
5. The copy begins.
6. Nautilus returns to the original path.

A system that implements this well: Finder in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

Alternatives / Workarounds: 
1. The "Extra Pane" in Nautilus.  
2. pushd and popd in bash.

The existing Nautilus GUI is fully usable with the Extra Pane and/or
with Tabs, so this really is just a "wishlist" request.  However, I've
been using the Mac OS X GUI a lot lately, and so I'm accustomed to this
feature and I like it.  It seems like an intuitive way to move files
around.  Also, if you're sitting there wondering if you should drop a
file into a particular folder or "Place", revealing its contents seems
like just the information you'd need to make the dscision.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: nautilus 1:2.32.2.1-0ubuntu13
Uname: Linux 2.6.39-02063904-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep  6 16:22:34 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-09-02 (4 days ago)

** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty running-unity

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Title:
  Wishlist: Hover-browse when dragging files

Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I wish that Nautilus would implement a hover-browse feature, similar
  to that in Mac OS X.

  Here's how it works:
  1. I start dragging (copy or move) a file or directory
  2. I hover the mouse for a predetermined interval (2-5 seconds) over a "Place" or a folder.
  3. Nautilus automatically browses to the folder.  Process repeats for any sub-folders that I choose.  A "Sproing" sound is appropriate auditory feedback.
  4. I release the mouse button.
  5. The copy begins.
  6. Nautilus returns to the original path.

  A system that implements this well: Finder in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow
  Leopard

  Alternatives / Workarounds: 
  1. The "Extra Pane" in Nautilus.  
  2. pushd and popd in bash.

  The existing Nautilus GUI is fully usable with the Extra Pane and/or
  with Tabs, so this really is just a "wishlist" request.  However, I've
  been using the Mac OS X GUI a lot lately, and so I'm accustomed to
  this feature and I like it.  It seems like an intuitive way to move
  files around.  Also, if you're sitting there wondering if you should
  drop a file into a particular folder or "Place", revealing its
  contents seems like just the information you'd need to make the
  dscision.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: nautilus 1:2.32.2.1-0ubuntu13
  Uname: Linux 2.6.39-02063904-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Sep  6 16:22:34 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: nautilus
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-09-02 (4 days ago)

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