Re: [bug] drag and drop text not working
- From: Brendan Murphy <bmurphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ftcdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:19:12 -0500
Dr Gerard Hammond wrote:
Yes. If I waited for a second then the drag works fine. You did
want spaz testing though
The forced delay doesn't feel right though. BBEdit doesn't have
this delay. Perhaps this delay isn't needed if the mousedown in
within selected text, indicating a quick DnD action rather than a
selection extension. Is this scenario able to be accommodated?
As I have been developing the FTC I have studied a fair amount of
editors and their behaviors. The first thing I noticed is the wide
range of behaviors between them. The delay I stuck in there is
based on Apple's Pages word processor. This behavior has a couple
of advantages and is why I went with it. My end goal is to build
word processor functionality which on the surface may not mean
much unless you really look close of how these things are built.
So this is why I didn't pick BBEdit as the model. I try to choose
the behaviors that are best in class, but some of them are
debatable and just a matter of personal preference.
The thing that I can adjust for switching to drag and drop mode is
the actual timing. Maybe it needs to be shorter interval. If you
want to go play with this timing, change the constant
FormattedText.DRAG_THRESHOLD. It is measured in ticks and is set
to 15. After experimentation, tell me what feels just right for
this value.
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