XFCE - window focus go to focus tab on window manager setting and uncheck options 'Automatically give focus to newly created windows' and Raise window when clicking inside application window   This will solve the problem of drag and drop when windows are overlapping each other Xfce packages There are 15 members in group xfce4: :: Repository extra 1) exo 2) garcon 3) thunar 4) thunar-volman 5) tumbler 6) xfce4-appfinder 7) xfce4-panel 8) xfce4-power-manager 9) xfce4-session 10) xfce4-settings 11) xfce4-terminal 12) xfconf 13) xfdesktop 14) xfwm4 15) xfwm4-themes Enter a selection (default=all): :: There are 36 members in group xfce4-goodies: :: Repository extra 1) mousepad 2) parole 3) ristretto 4) thunar-archive-plugin 5) thunar-media-tags-plugin 6) xfburn 7) xfce4-artwork 8) xfce4-battery-plugin 9) xfce4-clipman-plugin 10) xfce4-cpufreq-plugin 11) xfce4-cpugraph-plugin 12) xfce4-dict 13) xfce4-diskperf-plugin 14) xfce4-eyes-plugin 15) xfce4-fsguard-plugin 16) xfce4-genmon-plugin 17) xfce4-mailwatch-plugin 18) xfce4-mount-plugin 19) xfce4-mpc-plugin 20) xfce4-netload-plugin 21) xfce4-notes-plugin 22) xfce4-notifyd 23) xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin 24) xfce4-screensaver 25) xfce4-screenshooter 26) xfce4-sensors-plugin 27) xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin 28) xfce4-systemload-plugin 29) xfce4-taskmanager 30) xfce4-time-out-plugin 31) xfce4-timer-plugin 32) xfce4-verve-plugin 33) xfce4-wavelan-plugin 34) xfce4-weather-plugin 35) xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin 36) xfce4-xkb-plugin