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23.1.95; OS X file drag-and-drop inserts into current buffer

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Message #16 received at 5855-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 5855-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Robin Dunn <robin <at> alldunn.com>
Subject: Re: bug#5855: 23.1.95;
	OS X file drag-and-drop inserts into current buffer
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:08:07 +0100

Hello.

22 feb 2012 kl. 09:06 skrev Glenn Morris:

> Robin Dunn wrote:
> 
>> When dragging a text file from Finder and dropping in an Emacs window
>> the contents of the file are inserted into the current buffer near the
>> drop point instead of making a new buffer for the file.
> 
> Sorry for the very slow reply. I happened to just now read in the Mac OS
> section of the Emacs manual:
> 
>  The default behavior when a user drags files from another application
>  into an Emacs frame is to insert the contents of all the dragged files
>  into the current buffer.  To remap the `ns-drag-file' event to open the
>  dragged files in the current frame use the following line:
> 
>     (define-key global-map [ns-drag-file] 'ns-find-file)
> 
> I don't know if it works, or if it should be the default.

It is now the default as the fix for 10050 has been checked in.  So it also fixes this bug, closing.

	Jan D.

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