Questions tagged [drag-and-drop]
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Vista Remote Desktop Mouse Drag Not Working
I've been using Remote Desktop to connect from a Windows Vista machine to a Windows XP machine. Everything used to work fine, but a few weeks ago I found that I could not drag things with my mouse. ...
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Dragging a PDF file to a folder causes a hard freeze. How to debug? Causes?
When I drag some PDF file to some folder it causes my computer to have a hard freeze,
this even disallows me to use CrashOnCtrlScroll to generate a BSOD to see where it hung...
As my HDD & MEM ...
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Prevent drag-and-drop from Windows Explorer from freezing the window?
In some badly-implemented software (in my case, iPhoneBrowser and MP3Gain, but there are others) after dragging a file/folder from explorer into the program, the explorer window will become unusable ...
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Drag and Drop not working after Windows Update
Since last Week i can no longer drag and drop anything on my Windows XP system, not even desktop symbols or tabs in firefox.
It can be related to a windows update as i made one shortly before the ...
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Program for quick, drag and drop file and url sharing
It's common that myself or a colleague will need to send a web page or small file (ie font file) to one another which is usually done by emailing it, but this just seems a bit of a waste of time.
I ...
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How to Drag-and-Move Files between drives on Windows 7 by Default?
Whenever I drag files from my desktop to a secondary drive on my Windows 7 PC it copies by default. I know I can shift+drag it over but what I'd like to do is make the default move instead of copy.
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How do I drag-and-drop files into a text editor in Windows 7
I installed Notepad++ and now want to drag-and-drop files into the editor. But I can't. How do I do this?
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Right-button drag-drop function in Gnome
While I don't really miss the annoyances that go with working on Windows, one thing I do wish I had in Gnome is the ability to hold the right-mouse button down on a file and drag it to get the context ...
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How to drag and drop images from Windows Explorer to Excel?
When I drag and drop image files from Windows Explorer to Excel,
nothing happens.
Can you make it work?
I’m particularly interested in jpg/png or ico files,
but I’d like to be able to do it with ...
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Use ALT to move windows in Windows like in Linux
In most Linux window managers, one can use the Alt key while clicking and dragging to rearrange windows. This is one of my favorite features of Linux window managers.
Is there a way to do this in ...
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Changing drag & drop behaviour in Windows 7's explorer for touch screen use
I have a new touch screen, and am playing around with its functionality. The most productive use for me is organizing files (literally) by hand. It's fun working through a list of files, dragging and ...
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Drag and drop through Remote Desktop Connection
I use remote desktop on a daily basis and I find that I often need to quickly transfer files between my physical PC and the RDP, or even between different multiple remote sessions. I have network ...
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Drag and drop using the notebook touchpad?
How can I drag and drop using the notebook touchpad?
I'm using Windows Vista on a Dell Inspiron
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KDE4 Amarok 2.1 Drag'n'Drop ipod
Is it possible to drag and drop files into it? Or is there a way to put songs into an ipod without adding them into my collection?
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Drag and Drop File into Application under run as administrator
Whenever I have an application running (Visual Studio 2008, Notepad, etc.) under "Run as Administrator", I cannot drag and drop files from Windows Explorer into the application.
I've tried running ...
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Drag-to-disc CD or DVD writing software? [closed]
I just came to know about packet writing, which enables files to be written to disc one-by-one, instead of "burning" a whole disc all at once. After some initial searches all I've come up with is:
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Drag and drop images from a webpage into a local folder
I used to have this problem on my Windows XP, and then Vista computer and managed to find a fix to stop it happening - but I can't find any information this time round.
I am using IE8 and Windows 7 ...
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drag and drop broken on vista
I recently updated to Vista SP2, and since then drag and drop (actually just drag, if I can't drag then can't drop either) (in windows explorer) has been intermittently broken.
Sometimes it works, ...
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Dragging and dropping folders onto the command prompt in Windows Vista/Server 2008
In Windows XP I'm very used to being able to drag a folder or file (from Windows Explorer) onto a command prompt and have it paste there the full path to that folder or file (including quotes if ...
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Explorer forgetting how to cut and paste files
My Windows XP (SP3) machine (at work) occasionally "forgets" how to cut-and-paste files in Explorer - if I cut or copy a file then go to paste it elsewhere, the "paste" and "paste shortcut" menu items ...
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Disable folder drag and drop in Thunderbird
Is there any way (config / plugin) to disable the drag and drop of folders (not messages) in Thunderbird? I often use this feature accidentally, screwing up my whole mailbox.
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How to "drag and drop" folders or multiple HTML files into a browser and have them open in multiple tabs
I save pages that I browse on the net and find interesting into a folder called C:\PageSaves
Later, during the commute, I open these pages to see what they are and move them into a neatly categorized ...
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Why does "drag & drop" stop working after a while?
In my Vista SP2 desktop PC, after some houres I'm not able anymore to drag & drop any file to any window. There is only (IMHO) one way to solve this problem: to log off and open a new session. I ...
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