drop file into viewer or editor

BetterRed · 02-15-2014, 07:42 PM

1. If I drop an epub onto the ebook-edit.exe or ebook-viewer.exe files the epub is opened for editing and viewing respectively

2. If I start the either .exe and a drop an epub into its 'empty' window the epub is not opened

Is this just me or is it the same for everyone ?

If its the same for everyone then is 2. 'fixable'. If it is then can I suggest a Close item (ctrl/W) be added to the editor's File menu ?

BR

kovidgoyal · 02-15-2014, 10:40 PM

Dropping files into the viewer and editor windows is not supported. Implementing that is not worth the effort for me, patches welcome.

BetterRed · 02-16-2014, 04:38 AM

Thanks Kovid - Not a problem, drag drop is rarely my first choice to do anything. I stumbled into it when trying to track down why I sometimes lose Alt/F etc in the editor, I was hoping it was just me.

But I did learn something - the blue squarish icon in the viewer represents a diskette, I've always thought it represented a device SD card - which I don't have

BR

02-15-2014, 07:42 PM	#1
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,575 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	drop file into viewer or editor 1. If I drop an epub onto the ebook-edit.exe or ebook-viewer.exe files the epub is opened for editing and viewing respectively 2. If I start the either .exe and a drop an epub into its 'empty' window the epub is not opened Is this just me or is it the same for everyone ? If its the same for everyone then is 2. 'fixable'. If it is then can I suggest a Close item (ctrl/W) be added to the editor's File menu ? BR

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02-15-2014, 10:40 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,860 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Dropping files into the viewer and editor windows is not supported. Implementing that is not worth the effort for me, patches welcome.

02-16-2014, 04:38 AM	#3
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,575 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Thanks Kovid - Not a problem, drag drop is rarely my first choice to do anything. I stumbled into it when trying to track down why I sometimes lose Alt/F etc in the editor, I was hoping it was just me. But I did learn something - the blue squarish icon in the viewer represents a diskette, I've always thought it represented a device SD card - which I don't have BR

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