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Updating description to be clearer: Copy&Paste from
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102501 (I see this on Hardy):

Description of Problem:
It is near-impossible to drop a file into a folder that is in list view
and contains only subdirectories.

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Create a folder with a number of sub-directories, enough so
    that the list view will have to scroll.
2. Try to drop a file or directory from another window or the
    desktop into the list.
3. Cringe as you cannot get the file not to drop into one of the
    sub-directories

Actual Results:
File ends up in a sub-directory

Expected Results:
File ends up where I wanted it

############ Original Description:

similar to bug #49348 (no lasso selection in list view) it is impossible
to DnD a file into a folder when in list view. Note: dragging the file
in between other files, not folders. You can drag them into a folder
just fine, in list view. But to have a file append a list of other files
in a folder, you'd have to 'move up' one level in the filesystem
hierarchy, and drag the file into the right folder.

It can off course be dragged to the tree, but to an ex-Win user this is
strange. Lasso selection and DnD do work in Explorer.

Moreover, in icon view, lasso selection and DnD are not a problem, so
this would confuse the user (I guess). "Hey, yesterday I could DnD just
fine, but in this folder it won't work".

Ubuntu Dapper, up-to-date system (filing from another system, so I can't
give the exact version numbers).

** Affects: null
     Importance: Critical
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: nautilus
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Confirmed

** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Low
     Assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
         Status: Triaged


** Tags: usability
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Drag 'n Drop in list view doesn't work
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/61237
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