Bug 66479 - drag and drop should just paste by default
Summary: drag and drop should just paste by default
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: konsole
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: RedHat Enterprise Linux Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Konsole Developer
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Reported: 2003-10-23 23:55 UTC by Len Trigg
Modified: 2008-10-16 21:01 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Len Trigg 2003-10-23 23:55:53 UTC
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.1)
Installed from:    RedHat RPMs
OS:          Linux

When I drag a file from konq and drop it into the konsole window, it should probably just paste the filename into the window by default (followed by a space). If non-standard options (e.g. cp/mv/cd/etc) are required, the current popup could be triggered by using a modifier during the DnD. 

Alternatively, let the user set a preference for what they want the drop action to be (one of which could be to open the popup), but default it to just paste.

Having to answer the popup for each drop is tedious when performing several drops. I would think that most users just want paste.
Comment 1 Waldo Bastian 2003-10-24 12:41:19 UTC
style guide recommends popup --> WONTFIX
Comment 2 Len Trigg 2003-10-27 22:31:46 UTC
Fair enough, although I would like to know if there is some way around the tedium. Is there a modifier key that will make the drop action paste directly?
Comment 3 M G Berberich 2004-03-26 18:56:44 UTC
I was in the progress of adding the same bugreport again and would like to support Len Trigg. This behavior is annoying. 

Thing about: Pasting a text with the middle-mouse-button does the same thing to konsole (inserting text) but does not pop up a menu.

The "cp", ... entries are alibientries which will never be used, they can be remove.
Comment 4 Christian González 2007-09-02 00:22:46 UTC
I also think it is perfectly annoying to have a popup each single time I drag&drop a file.
It would be a major advantage do let it have configured.
Everything else can be configured in KDE, things like single/double click for opening files or if I want to have a bumping cursor icon (!) as activity sign.

That's all fine, but keeping things just because of "style guides"? Style guides are made for users, not users for style guides.
It should be none of a problem to implement a config dialog into kcontrol to have the options which are displayed per popup - just o select it as defult behaviour - IF YOU WANT.

I think KDE is a great Desktop - but somt things are just weird: you are sometimes overwhelmed by stupid configurability functions - ant on the other hand are annoyed by a popup everytime you drop something by mouse...
Comment 5 Robert Knight 2007-09-02 05:28:41 UTC
Will fix this in KDE 4.
Comment 6 Robert Knight 2007-09-02 05:49:44 UTC
Fixed in KDE 4.  Commit #707519
Comment 7 FiNeX 2008-04-12 10:27:59 UTC
I'm one user which need that popup.

On the initial report it is proposed to use a key modifier. The commit #707519 (from the changelog) has simply removed the popup. Why not enabling it with a key modifier OR with a settings on the profile configuration?
Comment 8 FiNeX 2008-04-12 10:29:54 UTC
See bug #160583: some year later this feature has been requested.
Comment 9 Nicolas Dubuit 2008-10-16 21:01:17 UTC
I also would love to get my menu back (no pun...)

In (my) real life, 99% of konsole drops are for cd. I then have to move the cursor to the linestart and type "cd " ; no big deal, but still a regression.

As suggested in the initial report, using a key modifier would allow to have it back without interfering with the initial wish.