Drag and Drop

The underlying basic functionality of OpenWindows drag and drop and CDE drag and drop are similar. Both versions of drag and drop contain general purpose APIs that provide the same outcome from a user's perspective.

However, CDE drag and drop also provides a convenience API that serves two purposes:

• It is easier to use than the APIs that Motif 1.2.3 provides

• It defines and implements data transfer policies

The OpenWindows environment has conventions for drag and drop policies, but it is up to the developer to implement the policies. If you use drag and drop in your OPEN LOOK application, much of the data transfer code you wrote can be condensed by using the CDE convenience APIs.

See Common Desktop Environment: Programmer's Overview and Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Programmer's Guide for more information on CDE drag and drop.