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How does "Drag and Drop" work in the X window system on Linux?
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I'm an old-school dinosaur, and I'd like to understand how drag and drop works on the X window system under Linux. Is it build into the X protocol? Is it a function of the window manager? Do applications have to be aware of drag and drop? Is it both the applications and the window manager? I'm look…
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XDnD (wikipedia) is the most widely used protocol, supported by GTK and Qt. It involves both applications and, to a certain extent, the window manager and the program switcher (e.g. GNOME Panel) if one is running.
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