Bug 501849 - Allow dropping files over non-interactable files to drop them in the folder without needing to dodge them
Summary: Allow dropping files over non-interactable files to drop them in the folder w...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: dolphin
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 24.12.3
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee
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Keywords: accessibility, usability
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Reported: 2025-03-21 21:14 UTC by Fernando Marcelino Muniz
Modified: 2026-02-09 21:07 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2025-03-21 21:14:13 UTC
1- Drag an image into a folder with images.
2- Try to drop it over one of the images in the folder.

Result:
It shows a "prohibited circle emoji" and doesn't allow the images to be dropped.

Expected Result:
These files being non-interactable shouldn't prevent the images from being dropped into the folder.
Comment 1 Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2025-03-21 21:19:43 UTC
It's not very useful to have a "you can't do that" in a place you can do something else.
Comment 2 TraceyC 2026-02-09 20:58:29 UTC
This seems to be pretty niche, since it's very easy to drag a file over an area that isn't another file easily.
I'll pass this along for consideration, tho.
Comment 3 Fernando Marcelino Muniz 2026-02-09 21:07:17 UTC
It depends on the size of the window.

Something like 🚫↷ could be used to indicate that you can't interact with the item, but the item will be dropped in.