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[Bug 587856] Re: GNOME Drag & Drop broken for remote X sessions

 

The bug got fixed in upstream git:

gtk3: http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/commit/?id=266866e82c1460c268435cf8a6faf466b65727e8
gtk2: http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/commit/?h=gtk-2-24&id=2a9bf2619a742be3dbc41bab5854eb0d8b5689bb

We will get the fix in precise for sure, if somebody wants to work on
backports for other Ubuntu series please feel free I will review
sponsoring requests

** Changed in: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Committed

** Also affects: gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Committed

** Changed in: gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Low => High

** Also affects: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: High
       Status: Fix Committed

** Also affects: gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: High
       Status: Fix Committed

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Title:
  GNOME Drag & Drop broken for remote X sessions

Status in GTK+ GUI Toolkit:
  New
Status in “gtk+2.0” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in “gtk+3.0” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in “gtk+2.0” source package in Precise:
  Fix Committed
Status in “gtk+3.0” source package in Precise:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  Reproducible as follows:

  1. Clean install of Lucid LTS
  2. Apply latest updates (aptitude update && aptitude upgrade)
  3. Install tightvncserver
  4. Start a VNC session as a user (i.e. vncserver).
  5. Connect to the session using a VNC client.
  6. Create two folders on the GNOME desktop (e.g. "untitled folder" and "untitled folder 2")
  7. Attempt to click & drag one of the folders into the other - the operation will fail.

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