Re: Drag and drop patch for X, please review.

[Jan D.]

> > > Dropping a file name on the menu bar currently opens the file in a 
> > > new
> > > window.  I think that is useful (i.e. I use it all the time :-)
>
> >     It might be useful, but I'd find it confusing.
>
> > Here's a bizarre idea.  If you bring up a menu and drop a file on a
> > menu item, the chosen command operates on that file name as argument.
>
> Yes, that would make sense, but it seems difficult to do: when the menu
> item is displayed, the mouse is typically grabbed by Emacs, and 
> similarly
> when drag&dropping, the mouse is grabbed the other application, so 
> there's
> a problem.

Yes you are right, a drop from one application on to a menu item in
another application can never occur in X.

        Jan D.