Re: Re: Drag-and-Drop Support

On  3 Oct 2005, [email protected] wrote:

> If XDND is broken, is it possible to use the Offix DND interface
> instead?

I believe the Offix code in Window Maker have been removed.

> I guess... I'm not really sure what XDND is, exactly. 

XDND is the dnd protocol that all newer apps (gtk, qt, GNOME KDE, etc)
uses:

     http://www.newplanetsoftware.com/xdnd/

> For instance, my main usage of wmaker's DND-support is to allow the
> user to drag a file object from the ROX filer (which is a GTK-2.x
> application) to one of the application icons on the Window Maker dock
> or clip.

XDND is exactly what ROX filer uses.

> Anyway, if I somehow get the old Offix DND support to work, then would
> I need to patch the ROX filer to use the Offix protocol as well? Or
> would I need to patch the X server? Or,... maybe no patching is
> needed?

In order for that to work, code must be written for ROX Filer to use
Offix.

Charles

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