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> Or, you could just drag the image file from the desktop to the imageshack page and it would Just Work. What makes drag and drop more usable than the browser'
by what 17y ago
> Or, you could just drag the image file from the desktop to the imageshack page and it would Just Work.
What makes drag and drop more usable than the browser's file selector dialog? Using your example:
For drag and drop you would have to minimize the browser to see the zillion files, scan the icons that are in some random order to find the file and then drag it to your browser.
With the file selector it's a few clicks to get an organized list, a flick of the scroll wheel and a double click to open.
I'm not convinced that drag and drop is any easier or more convenient, it actually seems like more effort.
- Qz 17y agoThe zillion file person was a hypothetical, but I'll give you a real world example: I use two monitors, and I tend to arrange files I'm working with into groups on the two desktops. I have the browser open in one window, and since I know what the groups are (and they're arranged to not overlap with my browser window), finding a particular file that I would want to drag to imageshack takes a fraction of a second, drag and dropping would take another second max. Finding the file in the browser dialog ignores all the grouping and placement I have done on the desktop and just sorts things by filename. It takes significantly longer for me to find files with that dialog than the 1.5 seconds to drag a file to firefox.
- what 17y agoFair enough. If you've taken the time to organize the icons, you probably know where everything is. But when I think of some one with a zillion files on their desktop, I picture a disorganized jumble of icons. Plus the second monitor probably helps. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
- Qz 17y agoI mean, it's probably not very helpful on a netbook with a 1024x600 screen, but I still think its worth it on your average desktop flatscreen.