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

[Ronal B Morse]

On 06/12/2015 08:51 PM, Ronal B Morse wrote:
> 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.
>
Didn't mean to sound so harsh. What I meant to say is that while it 
sounds like it a more complicated set of actions it actually is only one 
extra step.


-- 
------------------------------------------------------------