Re: [Evolution] Dragging attachments to/from desktop...

[guenther <guenther rudersport de>]

> Is there a way to change the behavior of drag and drop between the Gnome
> 2.x desktop and Evoltion?  The URL that appears when one tries to drag
> an file into an email (attaching from Nautilus or the Gnome Desktop),
> instead of an attachment icon is particularly lacking the normal
> coolness I associate with Evolution features.

Do *not* drop the file over the text pane, as this will result in the
URI. Instead, drop the file over the header of the Composer and you will
get the file(s) attached.


> Slightly less annoying 
> is the inability to drag attachments from the preview or message view
> window to the desktop or nautilus.

Works for me, too. Drag the attachment drop-down and drop it over the
Desktop or Nautilus.


> Just curious if these are features or a default configurations.

They are features -- and they do work great. :)


Another related hint: You can *import* Mails (and even mbox files)
containing RFC 822 messages by drag-n-drop: Drag it from Nautilus and
drop over any existing Mail Folder. The mails will get imported. But be
careful: The original file *will* be deleted!

...guenther


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