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>I do think modern drag-and-drop icon-based file managers are probably an improvement I largely agree, though using drag and drop with touchpads (or touchscree

>I do think modern drag-and-drop icon-based file managers are probably an improvement I largely agree, though using drag and drop with touchpads (or touchscreens) is a bit of a chore, as is with large or multi-monitor setups. Sometimes you have to pre-arrange your windows before you drag and drop or you run the risk of dragging and dropping in the wrong place. It was so much easier when all you had was 512x342 to work in.

derefr 3y ago
> though using drag and drop with touchpads (or touchscreens) is a bit of a chore Having been playing a lot of the new Zelda game, I'm now convinced that I should be able to drag-and-drop files by wiggling the mouse randomly around an object until it gets picked up, and then not having to hold anything until I click again to put it down. > Sometimes you have to pre-arrange your windows before you drag and drop or you run the risk of dragging and dropping in the wrong place. Stupid pro-tip that nobody should need but here it is anyway: on macOS, you can three-finger-swipe-up with your index+middle+ring finger while "holding" the drag with your thumb, to get into Mission Control; then hover over the correct window for a while, which will close Mission Control and bring that window into focus; and then drop.
teddyh 3y ago
> It was so much easier when all you had was 512x342 to work in. NeXT workstations had 1120×832.