https://github.com/mwh/dragon

Drag and drop source/target for X
https://github.com/mwh/dragon

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Drag and drop source/target for X

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mwh/dragon
• Owner: mwh
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2014-06-19T21:21:01.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-04-22T13:28:51.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-30T20:03:27.281Z (12 days ago)
• Topics: drag-and-drop, x, x11
• Language: C
• Size: 29.3 KB
• Stars: 1,326
• Watchers: 22
• Forks: 43
• Open Issues: 32
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README

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README

        
dragon - simple drag-and-drop source/sink for X or Wayland

Many programs, particularly web applications, expect files to be dragged

into them now. If you don't habitually use a file manager that is a

problem. dragon is a lightweight drag-and-drop source for X where you

can run:

  dragon file.tar.gz

to get a window with just that file in it, ready to be dragged where you

need it.

What if you need to drag into something? Using:

  dragon --target

you get a window you can drag files and text into. Dropped items are

printed to standard output.

If you're only dealing with a single file, either source or sink, use

the --and-exit option to terminate as soon as one drag-and-drop

operation is complete.

If you want to keep the files you drag in around for a while, use:

  dragon --target --keep

and each file you drop becomes its own draggable button, which you can

drag elsewhere later.

Installing

----------

Just run `make` to compile dragon and get an executable you can run

immediately or put where you like.

To install, run `make install`, which will put it into ~/.local/bin by

default. If you want a different destination, run `make

PREFIX=/path/here install` instead. To choose a different executable

name, run `make NAME=dragon-drop install`, which will generate the

executable and man page to match the given name.

dragon requires GTK+ 3 and is distributed under the GNU GPL version 3.