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Feature request: Drag file to console/editor and get relative file path
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Description
It's currently possible to right click on a file in the Explorer and Copy Path or Copy Relative Path.
It would be great if the file could also be dragged to the Console or Editor (e.g., into a read_csv("[drop here]") call. Currently it looks like you can drop it (see the dashed line in the image below), but nothing happens.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing drag-and-drop handling for files from the Explorer into the Console and Editor, using the existing Copy Path and Copy Relative Path behavior as the reference. Verify the current dashed drop target behavior, then confirm that dropping a file inserts its relative path at the drop location, including in an expression such as read_csv("[drop here]").
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- developer-experience, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100