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Browser - filelist - Copy should not be default action

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 4:28 pm
by user0
XnViewMP 1.4.3
Windows11 (22H2), display resolution 3840x2160, dpi scale 150%


Browser - filelist

Issue
Copy is default action when selected file(s) drag over empty space (highlighted yellow).
It deviates from standart behaviour* and there shall be serious reason(s) for such.
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* standard drag&drop behaviour:
- drag in the same folder - do nothing
- drag with CTRL - copy
- drag with SHIFT - move (do nothing if released in the same folder, see Related)


Suggestion
  • Copy action (while dragging) shall be available ONLY when CTRL is pressed





Related

Re: Browser - selection - Copy shoud not be default action

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:49 am
by xnview
It was like that since first version of Classic, and i think that it's better to have copy by default...

Re: Browser - selection - Copy shoud not be default action

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2023 6:16 pm
by user0
why?
Apart from legacy there is absolutely no point/benefits of breaking standard functionality here.
tbh, in my experience, it's more annoying than helpful.
pineappleeli wrote: Tue Sep 27, 2022 5:54 am Another issue is about the drag&drop copy function... is there any way to disable it? I don't think it needs to do quicker making a copy than copy&paste... and there is no undo. It's easily misoperated. the app crashed when I dragged a huge folder wrongly, and I felt lucky it crashed before the copy process starts (maybe it stopped and crashed because I pushed Esc immediately).
I hope there can be a way to disable this function, it really is UNNECESSARY :(

Re: Browser - filelist - Copy should not be default action

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2025 9:07 am
by xnview
:bugconfirmed: Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.

Re: Browser - filelist - Copy should not be default action

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 9:00 am
by xnview
This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.9.6. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

Re: Browser - filelist - Copy should not be default action

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 9:32 am
by user0
fixed in 196