Drag & Drop Problem

[AlexHosking]

When I attempt to Drag & Drop a photo in any of my photo folders just to reposition it I get a small circle with a bar across it. I know what this means "it can't be done" but why?? Is there a setting somewhere that will allow it?
It is very annoying because if I want to group a number of photos together to email to someone I can't do it.

 

[Jacee]

Install Picasa3 .... it's will search for all photos so you have them in one place. Select the ones you want to send, click on 'hold', then send the whole group
Picasa 3: Free download from Google

Uncheck Google Tool bar if it's pre-checked!

 

[AlexHosking]

Drag & Drop Problel

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I am aware that it is possible to do it in other programs. Also, adding a group of photos individually to email in "Windows Live Mail" is no real hassle. I was just wondering, as you can Drag & Drop easily in XP & Vista, why it can't be done in Windows 7. I though that I may have had a setting incorrectly set.

 

[karldoog]

I am having the same problem, and it's infuriating!!! I specifically chose this netbook with the new Windows 7 instead of the tried and true Windows XP because I was SURE that it would totally kick butt, having been so enamored with XP's features!

I swear, I feel like returning it and getting the XP version!

WINDOWS TEAM, PLEASE WRITE A DEBUG OR REGISTRY FIX FOR THIS GLARING OVERSIGHT!!!!

If anyone has a solution, please email me at [email protected] !!!

 

[FliGi7]

I'm not really sure what exactly you are trying to do here. At first, it sounds like you are just trying to drag files around in the same folder, but then you talk about emailing pictures via drag & drop which is a completely different scenario.

Regardless, your problems most likely have to do with the running privilege levels of each application. If you have file explorer running as normal user and a program running as admin or elevated user, you won't be able to drag & drop things across the two. Hopefully that makes sense and helps you arrive at a solution.

 

[Mikaka]

I think he means manual arrangement in folders which was removed, because some dumb f*ck thought people don't use it.

 

[karldoog]

The problem is very simple...

FliGi7, I'm not sure why people have a problem understanding what the problem is here? Maybe it's just TOO simple?

Let's say that I have six photos--three of my dog and three of my cat. I want to move the three photos of my dog so that photos 1,2 and 3 are of my dog, in a line. I want photos 4,5 and 6 to be of my cat. I cannot do this without renumbering them (a tedious, time-wasting process!) I cannot simply drag the photos next to each other and have them "insert" themselves between each other--they'll stay stuck right like they are.

You can't do this by changing the view to "details" because you simply can't see what the heck you're moving!

This is a HUGE oversight on Windows 7--so much so that I would not hesitate to advise people AWAY from purchasing it! If you use your photo library as much as I, and most people do, this puts Windows 7 at the level of a kindergarten program for tots, in my opinion!

 

[FliGi7]

Ah, I see what you're saying now. Hm, that is interesting and I haven't actually experienced that myself, so I'll have to play around with it when I get home tonight to see if I can see any sort of workaround or fix.

 

[mpcrsc562]

i never knew that function existed in windows xp, so i had never noticed that it was removed from windows 7. i searched around and found this:

Why has the ability to deactivate Auto Arrange been removed in Windows 7?

 

[FliGi7]

Wow. What an S*show that discussion turned into. Duly noted, however.

 

[karldoog]

i never knew that function existed in windows xp, so i had never noticed that it was removed from windows 7. i searched around and found this:

Why has the ability to deactivate Auto Arrange been removed in Windows 7?

Gentlemen, thank you for your replies, and for the attention to this.
I appreciate the link to the discussion there; unfortunately, the suggested "remedies" are both rather unacceptable, as you cannot "see" the photo that you are moving when in either "details" or "list". What we need is the good old familiar ability to move thumbnails as in Windows XP. For the life of me, I cannot understand why this feature would have been left out of the program?

For casual computer novices like me. the photo library is a major part of the reasons I use a computer; to manage and store photos. Also, since I am an author who writes for a hobby/modeling magazine, I need the ability to arrange photos in a cohesive series of "steps"--assembly, preparation, painting, finishing, etc--that are not necessarily in perfect order when the photos come out of the camera. You can see how the inability to manage this function is a serious detriment to my work and enjoyment of this program.

A "fix" or correction of this omission would be a godsend, and I and millions of others would be most appreciative of your efforts. Otherwise, I will be forced to resell this netbook and purchase a new one with Windows XP---and I'd hate to have to incur that expense

Thank you, guys.

 

[iseeuu]

When I attempt to Drag & Drop a photo in any of my photo folders just to reposition it I get a small circle with a bar across it. I know what this means "it can't be done" but why?? Is there a setting somewhere that will allow it?
It is very annoying because if I want to group a number of photos together to email to someone I can't do it.

Hello AlexHosking! Please allow me to be the first to welcome you to Windows Seven Forums!

There is a *relatively* easy workaround to the manual arrangement of photos. No, it is not as easy as just moving a thumbnail's position with a mouse. But until MS changes the OS to allow a "drag and drop", here is a way to arrange them with just a little effort:

Give each photo a "tag" and sort by "tag"





Depending on one's needs, you could use either a numeric or alphabetic sort order. And what if you want to alter the order of one photo? Notice I have changed the tag to "00001.1" moving its position from the end to the second position. The tag can be changed from the "Properties" bar at the bottom of the window.





Cheers!
Robert

 

[karldoog]

Thank you, Robert, for your suggestion! Not what I want, but it's good to hear from all sides!
Karl

 

[kookster]

Man I never even knew xp had that feature, it was something I wanted too, blah. Why does MS ever take things away.... Happy thoughts..

 

[kenC]

There is now a fix for this: How to Disable Full Row Select in Explorer in Windows 7? - The Winhelponline Blog

Scroll down to 'Registry fix' - download,unzip the file and apply. It brings back
on/off Auto arrange when you click on 'view' in folders.
It only works when folders/pics set to icons (I think)!
Works for me!

 

[iseeuu]

There is now a fix for this: How to Disable Full Row Select in Explorer in Windows 7? - The Winhelponline Blog

Scroll down to 'Registry fix' - download,unzip the file and apply. It brings back
on/off Auto arrange when you click on 'view' in folders.
It only works when folders/pics set to icons (I think)!
Works for me!

Cool!

 

[fastexpert]

There is now a fix for this: How to Disable Full Row Select in Explorer in Windows 7? - The Winhelponline Blog

I have written a batch that performs all the necessary described steps in one step - for users who don't dare to manipulate the registry:

1. Add the 5 Keys for "General folder", "Documents folder", "Music folder", "Pictures folder" and "Videos folder"
2. Export everything under the registry key "AllFolders" into a separate file "AllFolders.reg"
3. Delete everything under the registry key "Bags"
4. Import again exported file "AllFolders.reg"
5. Delete exported file "AllFolders.reg"