Re: [Gimp-user] drag and drop

[Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com>]

On 30/10/16 15:21, Michael Schumacher wrote:
> Am 30.10.2016 um 14:23 schrieb Steve Kinney:
>
> > On 10/30/2016 08:54 AM, Michael Schumacher wrote:
> > > Am 30.10.2016 um 13:47 schrieb black-explorer:
> > >
> > > > As the subject suggests: drag and drop of an image over the gimp icon would be
> > > > an intuitive and good feature.
> > > And what should happen if someone does this?
> > >
> > > Please re-read your message, assume that others do not know what you are
> > > thinking about, and elaborate.
> > Just guessing that means, drag and drop an image file to a GIMP start
> > icon on a Windows® desktop.  I seem to remember that XP would do that
> > with files dropped on program icons.  If so, that's an operating system
> > window manager thing, that the GIMP can't influence one way or another.
> There might be some sort of entry point applications have to implement
> to make this to work.
Works out f the box on WinXP if the OP's "icon" is a shortcut to Gimp.  
IIRC you can even define a shortcut for a .BAT and have it process files 
that way...