Where is the menu function "copy", "cut" and "paste" in gnome nautilus/file 3.16.2

[Ronal B Morse]

On 06/12/2015 08:41 PM, Tim wrote:
> On Fri, 2015-06-12 at 10:44 -0600, Ronal B Morse wrote:
>> The inability to paste an object into a folder using only the mouse is
>> a problem only in list mode, and then only when the list display is
>> larger than the active window. In icon mode there is always enough
>> space between objects to summon a file actions context menu with a
>> right click.
>>
>> One work-around, if you absolutely must use a mouse action to perform
>> a paste operation into a full list-mode window, is to right click on
>> the tab of the target window in the Nautilus top bar then click on
>> "open in new window". That will open the target folder in icon mode
>> (if you haven't changed with the defaults) and you can right-click on
>> any empty space to access the file actions context menu and complete
>> the paste operation from there. Close the new window when done.
>
> Does no-one else see the stupidity of replacing a simple menu operation,
> with a complicated procedure?
>
> *IT* is supposed to be the damn computer doing the work.
>
By my count it's exactly one extra mouse click. There's no difference 
between left-clicking on a menu bar icon or right clicking on a folder 
tab. The only complication is having to reposition the mouse pointer 
before making the right click to open the file actions context menu.

But I could see where someone might think that a complicated procedure.

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