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[ubuntu] Multiple Screens - Xinerama - Drag and Drop problem

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http://ubuntuforums.org – Hey folks, I have a system with three screens running Ubuntu 11.10 86_64. Those screens are located next to each other and the X-Server is configured with Xinerama. The screen in the middle is the main screen and all desktop-icons are located on the left one by default (files, links, ...). If I want to move one of these icons to another screen, I try to drag and drop those. Unfortunately the moving icon is always shifted to the left by one width of the left screen. When I click on the icon, the shaded icon indicating a dragging action appears always shifted to the left relative to the cursor. (Hardware)

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Joel wrote:anonymous_user wrote:Is it supposed to be with the right-mouse button? I always thought drag and drop was done with the left button?Could be right-hand userCome on! Read what GordonGR wrote!