Tab drag and drop can paste DnD text into other applications that support clipboard text
- Dominant language
- Java
- Stars
- 49
- Forks
- 6
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Description
When dragging a tab into a new window space, the DnD text can be pasted into other applications, if the dragged tab is dropped onto an application supporting text from the clipboard. E.G. If I drag a tab a release it on VSCode or Notepad++ I paste the DnD text into that application. This is problematic as its not always clear that the text has been pasted and the intension is to move the tab to a new frame.
Suggest moving to use a custom data format in the clipboard content to prevent the accidental pasting of the DnD text into other applications.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by tracing the tab drag-and-drop path and where its clipboard content is created when a tab is moved into a new window. Reproduce the drop in VSCode or Notepad++ and verify that the tab still moves to a new frame without pasting text into the other application. Done means the drag uses a custom clipboard data format that prevents text pasting.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 64/100