p0deje/Maccy

Drag & Drop support (for images)

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#761 opened on Apr 10, 2024

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Problem

It would be great to have drag & drop support for images to pull them into websites or other apps for example.

Solution

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Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate the existing clipboard handling code in Maccy (likely using NSPasteboard) and implement drag and drop support for images by adopting NSView's dragging session methods or using NSDraggingSource protocol. Refer to Apple's documentation on drag and drop in Cocoa.
Tech stack
swift
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
SwiftmacOS development
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75