Fix drag and drop from inactive panels #3603
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Problem Description
When using "Extra Pane" mode (two panels), users cannot drag files from an inactive panel to an active one. The issue occurs because:
Root Cause Analysis
The problem was in the
button_press_callback
function in src/nemo-list-view.c at line 1123. When a user clicked on an inactive panel:The
return TRUE;
statement immediately terminated the button press event processing, preventing:What This Fix Achieves
DEMO
Before
before-2025-08-31_08.31.20.mp4
After
after-2025-08-31_08.34.42.mp4