Comments on: Helpful Tip: Drag & Drop Text/URL’s in Firefox http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-drag-drop-texturls-in-firefox/ Technology News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:26:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-drag-drop-texturls-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-140347 Ryan Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:09:11 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=11890#comment-140347 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-140297" rel="nofollow">Miles wrote:</a><blockquote>You might want to refer to this setting, particularly if the cursor icon is hiding exactly where you are dropping. <a href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Nglayout.enable_drag_images" rel="nofollow">http://kb.mozillazine.org/Ngla.....rag_images</a></blockquote></div> That's an excellent tip! I was actually looking for a way to disable the images when dragging and dropping tabs the other day. Miles wrote:
You might want to refer to this setting, particularly if the cursor icon is hiding exactly where you are dropping.

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That’s an excellent tip! I was actually looking for a way to disable the images when dragging and dropping tabs the other day.

]]> By: Miles http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-drag-drop-texturls-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-140297 Miles Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:12:35 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=11890#comment-140297 You might want to refer to this setting, particularly if the cursor icon is hiding exactly where you are dropping. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Nglayout.enable_drag_images You might want to refer to this setting, particularly if the cursor icon is hiding exactly where you are dropping.

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]]> By: cris http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-drag-drop-texturls-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-135532 cris Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:17:00 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=11890#comment-135532 u missed one most important drag n drop. "drag elements (text, image, url, anything) cross tabs of same/different window, drop in text area of that tab". much more useful when writing blogs. u missed one most important drag n drop.

“drag elements (text, image, url, anything) cross tabs of same/different window, drop in text area of that tab”. much more useful when writing blogs.

]]> By: Harris http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-drag-drop-texturls-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-135401 Harris Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:59:36 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=11890#comment-135401 First of all, I don't know why it says my name is Nate above. Second, the dragging and dropping is annoying, because I use my laptop touchpad to navigate pages, and sometimes it starts dragging something that I don't want dragged anywhere, and then I have to click to undrag it. I still don't see one useful application of dragging and dropping you can do with a right click. View image is a right click option. Right click and save image if you want it. When would you ever need to go to [a certain word that you see].com? Probably never. And if you do, can you just type it yourself (or copy and paste) and press ctrl+enter. I bet it's faster. First of all, I don’t know why it says my name is Nate above. Second, the dragging and dropping is annoying, because I use my laptop touchpad to navigate pages, and sometimes it starts dragging something that I don’t want dragged anywhere, and then I have to click to undrag it.

I still don’t see one useful application of dragging and dropping you can do with a right click. View image is a right click option. Right click and save image if you want it. When would you ever need to go to [a certain word that you see].com? Probably never. And if you do, can you just type it yourself (or copy and paste) and press ctrl+enter. I bet it’s faster.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-drag-drop-texturls-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-135297 Ryan Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:42:14 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=11890#comment-135297 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-135225" rel="nofollow">john wrote:</a><blockquote>Check out the add-ons Drag De Go and/or Drag & Drop Zone for more advanced drag actions in Firefox!</blockquote></div> Funny that you mention Drag and Drop Zone... we're covering that extension and a few others in our CyberNotes for tomorrow. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-135234" rel="nofollow">Darcy wrote:</a><blockquote>Speaking of dragging URLs though, I also find it handy to drag a URL into my bookmarks and into a specific category</blockquote></div> We were actually going to mention that, but we didn't want the list to become so overbearing that no one would want to read it. ;) Thanks for the tip though! <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-135236" rel="nofollow">i2008 wrote:</a><blockquote>You can also drag n drop pics to your desktop to quick save them in your computer.</blockquote></div> Great tip! We might have to write that up in its own article. I'm sure that could save a lot of time for people. john wrote:
Check out the add-ons Drag De Go and/or Drag & Drop Zone for more advanced drag actions in Firefox!

Funny that you mention Drag and Drop Zone… we’re covering that extension and a few others in our CyberNotes for tomorrow.

Darcy wrote:
Speaking of dragging URLs though, I also find it handy to drag a URL into my bookmarks and into a specific category

We were actually going to mention that, but we didn’t want the list to become so overbearing that no one would want to read it. ;) Thanks for the tip though!

i2008 wrote:
You can also drag n drop pics to your desktop to quick save them in your computer.

Great tip! We might have to write that up in its own article. I’m sure that could save a lot of time for people.

]]> By: i2008 http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-drag-drop-texturls-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-135236 i2008 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:42:53 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=11890#comment-135236 Drag n droppin is been around for as long as i can remember, the url thing hmm ok maybe not that old...but since windows 95 you can drag pics to open alone in the browser. You can also drag n drop pics to your desktop to quick save them in your computer. I first did it with a site that had right click disable and i was too tired to go to the source and find the pic. Also when XP came out with the little save as, print (n whatever else was there) button on mouse over pics i remember seeing friends using that damn button and going thru all the SAVE AS pic window and i told this trick to them and they were amaze. Drag n droppin is been around for as long as i can remember, the url thing hmm ok maybe not that old…but since windows 95 you can drag pics to open alone in the browser.

You can also drag n drop pics to your desktop to quick save them in your computer. I first did it with a site that had right click disable and i was too tired to go to the source and find the pic. Also when XP came out with the little save as, print (n whatever else was there) button on mouse over pics i remember seeing friends using that damn button and going thru all the SAVE AS pic window and i told this trick to them and they were amaze.

]]> By: Darcy http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-drag-drop-texturls-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-135234 Darcy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:26:47 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=11890#comment-135234 Hey, a great tip that isn't well documented at all, I prefer to middle click to open a new tab myself. Speaking of dragging URLs though, I also find it handy to drag a URL into my bookmarks and into a specific category (I have tons to satisfy my OCD tendencies), it can save a couple clicks and having to manually select the category yourself can sometimes be a pain. The logo at the top of a page usually links to the homepage of a site so if I find a really useful site I just click the logo and drag the link into my bookmarks wherever it belongs. Hey, a great tip that isn’t well documented at all, I prefer to middle click to open a new tab myself.

Speaking of dragging URLs though, I also find it handy to drag a URL into my bookmarks and into a specific category (I have tons to satisfy my OCD tendencies), it can save a couple clicks and having to manually select the category yourself can sometimes be a pain. The logo at the top of a page usually links to the homepage of a site so if I find a really useful site I just click the logo and drag the link into my bookmarks wherever it belongs.

]]> By: john http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-drag-drop-texturls-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-135225 john Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:56:25 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=11890#comment-135225 Check out the add-ons Drag De Go and/or Drag & Drop Zone for more advanced drag actions in Firefox! Check out the add-ons Drag De Go and/or Drag & Drop Zone for more advanced drag actions in Firefox!

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-drag-drop-texturls-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-135191 Ryan Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:11:30 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=11890#comment-135191 To be honest I'm really shocked at how many of you enjoyed this tip. The anonymous commenter above said that they appreciated us writing about this instead of assuming it is too simple to post. I was actually on the fence as to whether something like this would be seen as stupid since it is so simple. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-135181" rel="nofollow">Nate wrote:</a><blockquote>This is completely useless. You can right click on a link or picture and do the same things, without pointless dragging. :roll:</blockquote></div> What about text that isn't hyperlinked? About half of the things we listed above can't be done by right-clicking. To be honest I’m really shocked at how many of you enjoyed this tip. The anonymous commenter above said that they appreciated us writing about this instead of assuming it is too simple to post. I was actually on the fence as to whether something like this would be seen as stupid since it is so simple.

Nate wrote:
This is completely useless. You can right click on a link or picture and do the same things, without pointless dragging. :roll:

What about text that isn’t hyperlinked? About half of the things we listed above can’t be done by right-clicking.

]]> By: Nate http://cybernetnews.com/helpful-tip-drag-drop-texturls-in-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-135181 Nate Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:18:37 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=11890#comment-135181 This is completely useless. You can right click on a link or picture and do the same things, without pointless dragging. :roll: This is completely useless. You can right click on a link or picture and do the same things, without pointless dragging. :roll:

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