Gimp hangs on spread when dragging an image file to the launcher

[Ricardo Graça]

Binary package hint: unity

When there is at least one image file opened in gimp, trying to open a second one by dragging the file icon from nautilus to the gimp launcher icon causes the spread (compiz scale?) effect to somewhat hang (the computer still responds, but it's not possible to exit the spread). This only happens if you hold the file over the gimp icon for long enough to trigger the app spread.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open an image in Gimp
2. Open Nautilus and drag an image file to the Gimp's launcher icon, keeping the mouse button pressed until the spread effect appears
3. It is now impossible to exit the spread effect (unless you manage to blindly exit Gimp or kill it).

[Bilal Shahid (s9iper1)]

yes it affects me also some times when i hold the other image on other programm like terminal it open terminal and than after some time whole operating system hang and we have to restart it
and at that time when other image is over the icon of gimp in side pannel it show an other behaviour like we have pressed the super key+w key i have also its screen shot i m attaching with it

[Ricardo Graça (devius)]

It's not just Gimp, but other programs as well. Just happened again with LibreOffice Impress.