mherrmann / mherrmann/fman

Dragging file from fman works differently on Windows

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bug windows
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Python
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Description

Drag and drop txt file from fman to editor, e.g. Sublime Text. Result: filename is inserted in current document. I'm expecting that file should be opened, same as dragging and dropping from Explorer.
On Linux and macOS dragging and dropping file to another program works correctly.

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Research direction

Reproduce the drag-and-drop behavior on Windows by dragging a .txt file from fman into an editor such as Sublime Text, then compare it with dragging the same file from Explorer. Trace fman’s Windows drag-and-drop handling and consider the work complete when the target application opens the file instead of inserting its filename.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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