Re: Annoying behavior when dropping directorty in dired buffer

[Reiner Steib]

On Tue, Oct 18 2005, Mathias Dahl wrote:

> Reiner Steib <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>> I could change that variable but I do not want anything else than the
>>> directiry opening in yet another dired buffer. I don't want to drag
>>> and drop directories to get them moved/copied/linked.
>>
>> ,----[ <f1> v dired-dnd-protocol-alist RET ]
>> | dired-dnd-protocol-alist is a variable defined in `dired'.
>> | Its value is 
>> | (("^file:///" . dired-dnd-handle-local-file)
>> |  ("^file://" . dired-dnd-handle-file)
>> |  ("^file:" . dired-dnd-handle-local-file))
>> | 
>> | Documentation:
>> | The functions to call when a drop in `dired-mode' is made.
>> | See `dnd-protocol-alist' for more information.  When nil, behave
>> | as in other buffers.
>> | 
>> | You can customize this variable.
>> `----
>
> Thanks, I found that variable in the code too, but I did not
> understand how to configure that to get the behavior I want, i.e. to
> just open the dropped directory in another dired buffer.

I thought the part "When nil, behave as in other buffers." is
sufficiently clear.  What would you suggest to make it more clear?

Bye, Reiner.
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