Dragging from a list field

[Wilhelm Sanke]

On Sat, 27 Aug 2005, J. Landman Gay" <jacque at hyperactivesw.com> wrote:

> I have a list field that operates like an index; clicking on a line
> causes the stack to display content based on the text of the line.
>
> I also need the field to support drag and drop, so that users can create
> their own lists by dragging lines from the index into a different field
> in a substack.
> (snip)
> Does anyone have a trick for making a list
> field behave in two different ways -- that is, normal line selection as
> well as supporting dragging lines to another field?
>
> -- Jacqueline Landman Gay


Hi Jacqueline,

I am not sure if this meets exactly your expectations, but you might 
have a look at my sample stack "Dragging with List Fields" on page 
"Tools and Samples for Development of my site 
<http://www.sanke.org/MetaMedia> (scroll down to the bottom of the page).

Of the six examples offered in the samples stack try example 1 "sample 
stack with three fields" of 1. "between list fields". You would have to 
change the script of field 1 - or one of the other fields - to accept a 
right-button mouseclick to distinguish between normal list behavior and 
dragging from the list.

add "on mousedown x
       if x is 3 then"

to the field script and you could then have normal list behavior and at 
the same time dragging behavior when the other mouse button is being 
pressed.

Best regards,

Wilhelm