There is a way to write a script that uses the XDND or OLE-DND
protocols. Numerous GUI testing appsdo this.

A quick search turned up a TCL/TK module to do this. Doubtless there
are others. Or you could use this module as the base of a utility that
could be invoked from Emacs or other app.

http://wiki.tcl.tk/2768


> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 2:59 AM, David McClanahan
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using Dia 0.96 that came on Debian Lenny. I'm trying to embed
>> bookmarks(aka a link) into an Emacs document such that I can easily pull up
>> diagrams in Dia. The problem is I get an new instance of Dia everytime I
>> fire off a bookmark(link). I noticed that I could drag and drop a file from
>> file manager to Dia and that'd work ok(no new Dia running). My question then
>> is does someone know if there is a shell command etc that in essence would
>> mimic drag & dropping a file to Dia?
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