Re: gmc dndrop ??

[Kevin Atkinson <kevinatk home com>]

Justin Ross wrote:
> 
> >> Do you think this scheme is broken?  Do you think a different set
> >>of keybindings should be used?
> 
> >I think it should prompt.  I find this behaviour confusing; I had
> >before now just thought that gmc didn't support linking and was
> >planning on reporting it as a bug.
> 
> Let me second that.  Windows has the drag without extra keys perform a
> default action, but that default is not always what one expects.  Best
> to prompt in all cases, except when an excellorator is used.
> 

True, but once you get use to the default option, it is quite
convenient.  How about an option to chose if it prompts; always copies,
moves, or links; or copies moves or links based on a set of rules which
include the destination, source, and type of file.

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