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> drag a directory or file from somewhere else on top of them, which will switch the dialog to that selection. Some years ago, on a macOS beta, they changed thi
by wayneftw 6y ago
> drag a directory or file from somewhere else on top of them, which will switch the dialog to that selection. Some years ago, on a macOS beta, they changed this behaviour and it would instead move the path...power users hated it.
Huh? Dragging and dropping things into modal dialogs sounds like a terrible way to do anything.
The limitation of the macOS file dialogs have nothing to do with dragging or dropping to or from external sources. The functionality that's missing from them are things like: Not being able to rename, move or delete a folder that you mistakenly created through the dialog.
Power users typically prefer having a function over not having it. I doubt any power user would lament being able to do these things I've mentioned.
- bobbylarrybobby 6y ago1. Dragging and dropping is by far the easiest way to navigate to an already-open file or a file that you already have selected in another window. 2. You can delete and rename files and folders in the save dialog, no problem there.
- copperx 6y agoThis is the single most annoying thing about Windows. How do users cope? I copy the path of an already opened dialog and paste it, which is atrocious compared to dragging and dropping.
- runjake 6y ago> Huh? Dragging and dropping things into modal dialogs sounds like a terrible way to do anything. This sounds exactly like what the proxy icon functionality in macOS does.