Later, outside FieldWorks parity: drag and drop of selected text

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Read ADR 0001 and ADR 0019, then inspect the text selection, clipboard, and field editing entry points to understand FieldWorks parity and non-editable runs. The issue says to decide on this feature only after parity is done; that decision is the next step, before implementing drag and drop within or between fields.

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Description

Legacy FieldWorks has no in-text drag and drop: a mouse drag only extends the selection (FieldWorks Src/views/VwRootBox.cpp MouseMoveDrag). By ADR 0001 the field matches FieldWorks first, so this is a separate feature to decide on after parity.

Scope when picked up:

  • Drag a selection within a field and between fields.
  • Copy with Ctrl held.
  • Carry runs, writing systems and properties as the clipboard does.
  • Respect non-editable runs (ADR 0019).

Next: decide after FieldWorks parity is done.

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