Dash closes prematurely when dragging apps into the launcher

Bug Description

Binary package hint: unity

Dragging application icons from the dash into the launcher should not close the dash automatically. It means I have to dig through with multiple clicks for each app I want to drag into the launcher. Increasing the number of clicks the user has to perform to find apps, and also closing a window/area (the dash) without asking the user are both less than ideal.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.8.10-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,place,imgpng,regex,unitymtgrabhandles,grid,session,gnomecompat,mousepoll,resize,move,animation,expo,ezoom,workarounds,wall,staticswitcher,fade,scale,unityshell]
Date: Sat Apr 30 14:50:31 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Needs design discussion. Marking incomplete.

This is not a duplicate of bug 764641. In fact, quite the opposite.

I have now updated the bug title so a fix for this bug does not conflict with the fix for bug 764641.

Certainly dragging an icon to the desktop (right, down, or up) should hide the dash. But dragging an icon to the left only passing over the launcher, should not close the dash.

Daniel van Vugt; yes agreed, thanks for cleaning that up

Alternatively, the behaviour should be determined by the type of icon being dragged. It seems apps can only by dragged into the launcher, and files can only be dragged onto the desktop or a folder. The two classes of icons seem to be mutually exclusive by design.

So an even simpler solution in theory, which is still compatible with the fix for 764641, is to try and determine the type of icon being dragged. If it's a file/folder then hide the dash. If it's an app, then don't hide the dash.

This bug was fixed in the package unity - 4.16.0-0ubuntu1

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unity (4.16.0-0ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

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