Drag and drop (copy and paste) on the same window

[Carnë Draug]

Binary package hint: nautilus

It is common (at least for me) to sometimes select files and dropping them in the same window by mistake. Usually by one of the 3 reasons:
  * changed my mind about copying them;
  * when in a hurry, move the mouse to select another file before releasing the mouse button;
  * when using touchpad, I am forced to drop them because I reached the end of the touchpad but I am still on the same window.

This ends in nautilus making a copy of each selected file on the same directory.

My guess is that users probably aren't interested in making copies of a file to the same directory. This could be fixed by not copying if, destiny directory is the same as origin and, drag and drop is being used for the copy (just so users can still copy and paste with copy and paste commands and keyboards shortcuts in case that's what they really want).

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I am using Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook remix edition with Nautilus 2.28.1

[bbordwell (benbordwell)]

This appears to already be fixed in 2.30.1, could you confirm using a livecd?

[Carnë Draug (carandraug)]

I confirm it is already fixed.