I'm not a dev, but I definitely like the idea. It never occurred to me, but smart drag and drop is really a very good way to bridge the gap between shell commands and a GUI interface.
On 28/04/11 03:49 AM, Mihai Militaru wrote: > Here's the patch: > https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3293445&group_id=180858&atid=894871 > > I briefly tested it, most of my operations are file dnd from PCManFM and text > from several other > applications (Greany, Firefox). Dragging files from PCManFM and Thunar works > flawlessly, not so > for Nautilus and Dolphin. Their selection, for some obscure reasons, comes as > plain text. I have > no idea why this happens as of this moment, whether it's their problem or > mine, as I'm using the > builtin functionality to detect the target type and get the data. > > Nevertheless, this first patch is intended to keep things at minimum - I > intend to replace GTK's > "magic" with a custom parser in the future - for several reasons: > - the URL parser I've created for a cross-platform app of mine, although > supporting all the file > managers I could put my hands on, including Explorer and Finder, is not that > elegant. It also > would need some tweaks and additions - not everything one would need to drop > in the terminal > needs to be a file path; > - additional functionality is beyond my current needs, as I'm using > exclusively PCMandFM. ...or > the needs of anyone I know, for that matter; > - it's IMO better to leave the sofisticated parts for later, as someone may > come up with a neat > solution - if it were not for those quotes, I'd have used only the gtk and > vte functions > exclusively; > - if DND in terminal is not wanted by the project devs - who haven't said a > thing so far - the > matter is pointless altogether. > > Mihai > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ Lxde-list mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxde-list
