RE: [gtkmm] Drag And Drop Context data

["Ohrnberger, Erik" <erik_ohrnberger dme net>]

Given all that we've talked about, a drag target or drag source string that
specifies something like this:

	application/vnd.dme-gui-1.0.obj.Mold

Makes sense.  No?

	Erik.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Murray Cumming Comneon com [mailto:Murray Cumming Comneon com]
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 12:36 PM
> To: erik_ohrnberger dme net; gtkmm-list gnome org
> Subject: RE: [gtkmm] Drag And Drop Context data
> 
> 
> Behalf Of Ohrnberger, Erik
> > Paul,
> > 	I've read the paper by Owen Taylor about drag and drop 
> > in GTK+ and GNOME, and I've followed that to the indicated 
> > resources IANA MIME type registry 
> > (ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/media-type).
> > 
> > 	This appears to me as a pretty significant issue when 
> > it comes to application design and interoperability.  I'm 
> > rather surprised that at least references to this discussion 
> > and the MIME type registry is not included in the tutorial 
> > about drag and drop.  It really should be in there (IMHO).
> > 
> > 	Do you, or the gtkmm tutorial authors, think that it 
> > would a significant loss of information should the Taylor 
> > paper not become available in the future?  If so, is there a 
> > means that this could be incorporated into the tutorial?
> 
> I'm reading this thread now. I wrote the Drag and Drop stuff in the
> documentation. It's the first time that I have heard about 
> MIME types in
> relation to Drag and Drop, but maybe this solves the mystery 
> of what the
> hell those target names are. I'll try to investigate and 
> update the book.
> Obviously this stuff should be in there if it's appropriate.
> 
> > 	Anyway, with the Taylor paper, the IANA registry, and 
> > the information in the tutorial, I much better understand 
> > what's going on, why it's significant, and how to implement 
> > it better.  It would seem to me that including this 
> > information, or at least references, and / or links, to this 
> > information, really should be part of the tutorial so that 
> > the readers of the tutorial understand the wider implications 
> > of the design and implementation decisions that they are 
> > making.  It certainly opened my eyes to it all.
> > 
> > 	In conclusion, I guess this email boils down to an 
> > enhancement request for the tutorial documentation.
> > 
> > 	Cheers and best wishes,
> > 		Erik.
> 
> Murray Cumming
> www.murrayc.com
> murrayc usa net
> 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ohrnberger, Erik
> > > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:40 AM
> > > To: Ohrnberger, Erik
> > > Subject: RE: [gtkmm] Drag And Drop Context data
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Paul,
> > > 	Very much thank you.  I found it.  I'll be reading that.
> > > 
> > > 	Thanks,
> > > 		Erik.
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Paul Davis [mailto:paul linuxaudiosystems com]
> > > > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 1:47 PM
> > > > To: Erik echohome org
> > > > Cc: gtkmm-list gnome org
> > > > Subject: Re: [gtkmm] Drag And Drop Context data 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > >Paul,
> > > > >	I check with Google, as well as http://www.gtkmm.org,
> > > > and other than
> > > > >what I've already read, I've not found any additional 
> > information.
> > > > 
> > > > google: MIME drag drop target
> > > > 
> > > > the most useful link is about 2/3 down on the first page,
> > > > points to a PS file at redhat.com. i can't cut-n-paste it 
> > > > very easily ...
> > > > 
> > > > --p
> > > > 
> > > 
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