ID Number: Q81047
3.10
WINDOWS
Summary:
Windows version 3.1 supports a drag-drop protocol that enables an
application to be the client of File Manager. When an application
implements the drag-drop feature, a user can select one or more files
in File Manager, drag them to a client application, and drop them. At
this point, the client application receives a message and it can
determine which files were dropped and the exact location at which the
files were dropped.
At present, version 3.1 of the File Manager is the only server
application that supports the drag-drop protocol. Although no Windows
function is available to enable an application to become a drag-drop
server, Microsoft intends to provide this functionality in a future
release of Windows.
The drag-drop interface mechanism will change to provide additional
functionality that can be used by a future server application to
support application cooperation and shell integration. The new
mechanism will continue to support the Windows 3.1 drag-drop client
protocol.