Re: Gnome FAQ:Cut & Paste

[Felix Bellaby <felix pooh u-net com>]

Miguel de Icaza writes:
 > Although its a nice idea, what you transfer with this OLE2-like drag
 > and drop is not a source of information where you can read and write,
 > but rather an interface to an object that implements a number of the
 > document embedding interfaces.

I see.

However, running with the idea a bit further, how about passing an 
object comprising a number of "readonly attribute Object" fields
each of which references a document embedding interface ?

I think that would be more flexible that passing an object that
inherits from multiple interfaces. 

It also remains compatible with passing simpler objects that contain
raw data. These simpler objects might be useful in other drag and drop 
operations. 

Using compatible techniques to drag simple text excerpts and documents
may make the overall implementation easier.

Felix