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Grabbing a file from one tab and dragging it to the other

Posted: 04 Sep 2007 22:25
by Laughing Man
Is there any option to change it from copying to moving?

Re: Grabbing a file from one tab and dragging it to the othe

Posted: 04 Sep 2007 22:40
by JustinF
Laughing Man wrote:Is there any option to change it from copying to moving?
Holding down CTRL or SHIFT while dragging will modify the behavior.

Re: Grabbing a file from one tab and dragging it to the othe

Posted: 04 Sep 2007 22:40
by panorama
Laughing Man wrote:Is there any option to change it from copying to moving?
Right click & drag
Wow. Look at all them options 8)

Re: Grabbing a file from one tab and dragging it to the othe

Posted: 05 Sep 2007 03:41
by j_c_hallgren
JustinF wrote:Holding down CTRL or SHIFT while dragging will modify the behavior.
Even in Win Expl, I could never keep track of which key was which, so I got used to right-click there to make choice of move/copy correctly when I drag a file...

Re: Grabbing a file from one tab and dragging it to the othe

Posted: 05 Sep 2007 08:37
by admin
j_c_hallgren wrote:
JustinF wrote:Holding down CTRL or SHIFT while dragging will modify the behavior.
Even in Win Expl, I could never keep track of which key was which, so I got used to right-click there to make choice of move/copy correctly when I drag a file...
It's not that dificult: "Shift" = "Move", isn't that almost the same meaning in English?

Re: Grabbing a file from one tab and dragging it to the othe

Posted: 05 Sep 2007 08:53
by panorama
admin wrote: "Shift" = "Move", isn't that almost the same meaning in English?
Random House Webster thinks so:
2. to transfer from one place, position, person, etc., to another: to shift the blame onto someone else.
But I still like the right click and drag :roll:

Re: Grabbing a file from one tab and dragging it to the othe

Posted: 05 Sep 2007 09:06
by j_c_hallgren
admin wrote: "Shift" = "Move", isn't that almost the same meaning in English?
Well, part of the/my problem was/is that it depends on where one is dragging the file what the default behavior is, ok? When dragging to another drive (without click or keys), it's a copy, but to same drive it's a move, true?...and yes, the icon does change to indicate which, but as I don't often move or copy files (sometimes only every few days), and just couldn't keep the Shift vs Cntl straight in my mind, I gave up! :oops:

Re: Grabbing a file from one tab and dragging it to the othe

Posted: 05 Sep 2007 11:58
by jacky
j_c_hallgren wrote:Well, part of the/my problem was/is that it depends on where one is dragging the file what the default behavior is, ok? When dragging to another drive (without click or keys), it's a copy, but to same drive it's a move, true?...and yes, the icon does change to indicate which, but as I don't often move or copy files (sometimes only every few days), and just couldn't keep the Shift vs Cntl straight in my mind, I gave up! :oops:
Well, default behavior might differ yes, but you could force yourself never to use it and always hold Ctrl or Shift ;)
Or - as mentioned - simply right-drag, there you'll be able to choose, have extra options, or cancel the whole thing.