Cannot combine rolls by drag and drop in Iphoto6

I used to be able to drag one roll and drop it into another roll to combine them. I find now that when I select a roll the window pops up indicating I have picked it up but rolling it over another roll does not light up the roll I'm trying to move photos to.
I can't find any preference settings that seem to affect it. I know I have done it in the past and my Iphoto handbook describes it as one of the features of Iphoto.
Can anyone suggest what the problem might be?

John:
When you select and begin to drag the roll or photos do you get a white number in a red circle representing the number of photos? If not, launch Font Book and see if you have the Helvetica font installed. If it is, try deactivating it and the reactivate.
Also you can drag a closed roll onto another closed roll and get them to combine.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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