Why is drag and drop not working in lion

Drag and drop has not worked correctly once since I started using lion.

Hi
I had the same problem in my case the remedy was simple
Preferences - Universal Access - Mouse and Trackpad tab - trackpad options
tick the drag and drop box
I dont know why this option had been turned off but ticking this box restored the drag and drop function
HTH

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