INF: Windows Version 3.00 Drag and Drop Protocol

ID Number: Q65819

3.00

WINDOWS

Summary:

Certain operations can be performed by direct manipulation of icons in

the Windows version 3.0 File Manager and Program Manager. One of the

actions that is allowed is the ability to move a program among Program

Manager groups by dragging its icon from one group and dropping it

into another group.

There are messages in Windows that are currently undocumented that

support this behavior. These messages form the "Drag and Drop

Protocol."

Development work is still progressing on this protocol, which will be

changing in a future version of Windows. Once the necessary work is

complete, this protocol will be thoroughly documented and application

developers will be encouraged to use it in their applications where

ever it is appropriate.