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I've just noticed that dropping files from the 7-Zip file manager onto XYplorer doesn't work anymore.

peterbonge wrote:I've just noticed that dropping files from the 7-Zip file manager onto XYplorer doesn't work anymore.

Huh? When did it work the last time?

admin wrote:

peterbonge wrote:I've just noticed that dropping files from the 7-Zip file manager onto XYplorer doesn't work anymore.

Huh? When did it work the last time?

I'm not sure. I think the last working version was build 0014 or 0015.

peterbonge wrote:

admin wrote:

peterbonge wrote:I've just noticed that dropping files from the 7-Zip file manager onto XYplorer doesn't work anymore.

Huh? When did it work the last time?

I'm not sure. I think the last working version was build 0014 or 0015.

So it must be related to the FireFox fix in v5.80.0018.

WinZip and WinRAR work well. Can't we just agree this is a 7-zip bug?

admin wrote:

peterbonge wrote:

admin wrote:

peterbonge wrote:I've just noticed that dropping files from the 7-Zip file manager onto XYplorer doesn't work anymore.

Huh? When did it work the last time?

I'm not sure. I think the last working version was build 0014 or 0015.

So it must be related to the FireFox fix in v5.80.0018.

WinZip and WinRAR work well. Can't we just agree this is a 7-zip bug?

No. I think dropping files from an popular archiver is more important than the Firefox thing. There are enough other limitations/problems I have to live with:
http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?t=152
http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?t=244
I need them often and I always have to use the Windows Explorer for this. Now I don't want to use another archiver too.

I can confirm this bug in 5.80.0019 as well - I get an "Error Copying File or Folder" error. "Cannot copy file: Cannot read from the source file or disk." bummer dude...

Okay, muchachos. I agree and removed the Firefox fix. Next upload...

PS: ... I found another fix! Now all should work.

5.80.0020 - Still can't drop from 7-Zip Neither 4.42 or 4.44beta.

Can't drop images from Firefox 2.0.0.3 now either :/

lukescammell wrote:5.80.0020 - Still can't drop from 7-Zip Neither 4.42 or 4.44beta.

Can't drop images from Firefox 2.0.0.3 now either :/

Sure! Build 0020 was already out when the admin wrote his last reply here. So that build can't contain the new changes... Just wait for the next build.

Now with v5.80.0022 dropping files/pictures from 7-Zip, IE and Firefox works fine. Thanks for the fix!

Heh, so my timing sucked - 7z works great again in 22 but drag and drop from Firefox 2 doesn't now (works fine in WE)

lukescammell wrote:Heh, so my timing sucked - 7z works great again in 22 but drag and drop from Firefox 2 doesn't now (works fine in WE)

It does work when Firefox overlaps XYplorer. Anyway, I fixed it again... (next upload...)

Just out of a programmer's curiosity... isn't drag'n'drop a service of the OS? Shouldn't it work for each application that complies with the system APIs?

agnul wrote:Just out of a programmer's curiosity... isn't drag'n'drop a service of the OS? Shouldn't it work for each application that complies with the system APIs?

Yes, that's what I thought as well! But in the cases here an intermediate temp path plays a role. The app (Firefox, IE, 7zip or whatever) first creates the dragged items in a temp path and then sends the address of that path to XYplorer. Then it starts to get unpredictable. Some apps just leave the files in the temp path (IE), some delete them right after the drop (so you must operate at once before they are gone), some only create them on the drop (so you must wait until they are created)... and since that Firefox issue I learned that being foreground window or not plays a role, too. Might be I'm doing something wrong here on my side and there's the golden way that handles all... always open to learn.

admin wrote:always open to learn.

Me too

Thanks for the insight.