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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Fwd: idea for a KDE UI feature
From:       Thomas Zander <zander () planescape ! com>
Date:       2002-07-12 18:06:04
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Windows accepts files in the taskbar and does te same action when you drop the
file on the application icon (the actuall .exe)
This mostly is a simply open.

So you would simply forward the request to an open-with-dropped-on-application
style call IMO.


On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 11:00:19AM -0700, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> I wonder if we can do this reliable since the action that the application 
> takes may differ depending on *where* the icon gets dropped.
> 
> We could of course do a restore when you hover over a minimized taskbar entry 
> while dragging. Just as we do with the desktops.
> 
> Cheers,
> Waldo
> 
> ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
> 
> Subject: idea for a KDE UI feature
> Date: Friday 12 July 2002 10:32 am
> From: Tobias Reif <tobiasreif@pinkjuice.com>
> To: bastian@kde.org
> 
> Hi,
> one of the things I miss in KDE:
> In Windows: Drag a file from Windows Explorer onto the minimized version
> of a program (what are these called?), the app will maximize, then drop
> the file onto the (canvas of the) app => the file gets opened by the app.
> Tobi

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Thomas Zander                                           zander@planescape.com
                                                 We are what we pretend to be

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