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Bug 763014 - Intelligent drag-and-drop detection
Intelligent drag-and-drop detection
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: meld
Classification: Other
Component: general
3.14.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: meld-maint
meld-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-03-02 22:39 UTC by csongor
Modified: 2017-12-13 19:16 UTC
See Also:
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Description csongor 2016-03-02 22:39:13 UTC 
If I open Meld then at first I have to select what I want to compare 
- Files 
- Directories
- having a version control view

If I select File comparison or Directory comparison then I can drag and drop files or directories, respectively, from another programs, for example from Double Commander. This works fine. 

However, it would be good if Meld could detect what I drop into Meld. If I drop one file then the File Comparison should be selected automatically while if I drop a directory the Directory comparison should be selected. This would spare one step in the everyday use.

Thanks.
Comment 1 Kai Willadsen 2016-03-05 21:19:57 UTC 
Yeah, I'm not against this. It should be possible to implement something like this in a drag-data-received handler on the NewDiffTab class. I'd be a little wary of how it feels to the user and whether it's obvious what's happened, especially since a drop of either a file or folder can just as well be a version control comparison as a file or folder comparison.

It's worth mentioning that if you drag and drop onto the window (i.e., not the file selectors) then we'll try to open up a comparison tab for whatever you dropped. However, this often won't do what you want, because it will assume you meant to open a version control comparison if given only one file.
Comment 2 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2017-12-13 19:16:33 UTC 
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