Common Desktop Environment: Style Guide and Certification Checklist

Ending a Drag

The following two items allow users to stop a drag operation without any data loss or other negative result.

Required 

dx: 

Pressing Cancel ends a drag-and-drop operation by canceling the drag in progress. 

Required 

dy: 

Releasing BTransfer (or BSelect) when not over a drop target ends a drag-and-drop operation.