[Users] Attachments - can the window manger be changed ?

[Peter Richards]

On Tue, 4 Feb 2025 10:37:31 +0600
Dustin Miller <dustbiz at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 4 Feb 2025 11:37:12 +1000
> Peter Richards <peter777 at users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> 
 > > Seems it can't be done WITHOUT resizing the 2 windows, one is
> > > Claws, the other is whatever File Manager is used.    
> > 
> > Although some more testing and Claws doesn't have to be resized.
> > Just need some sort of file manager where the window size is
> > smaller than Claws , then a drag/drop works. Window focus is
> > important to drive it. 
> DM: Hi, Peter. 🙂️ I think for your use case, a simple copy-paste into
> the message body area will be the easiest way to do what you want.
> This tested OK for me based on the following system variables, and
> subsequent results:
> 
> * OS: Sparky Linux 7.x (based on Debian 12)
> * File manager (FM): Pcmanfm
> * Claws Mail (CM) version: 4.3.0git44
> * Step 1: Went to FM and used Ctrl + C to copy a file.
> * Step 2: Went to CM, opened a 'compose' window, selected the message
>   body, and used Ctrl + V to do a paste. This resulted in a dialogue
>   window reporting that the file had been attached to the message,
>   which I also confirmed by going to the 'Attachment' tab. (The
>   dialogue window also has a box to check if you don't want it to
>   display every time.)
> * (I'm assuming this would also work for attaching multiple files at
>   the same time, but I didn't test that.)
> * (Possible downsides for other use cases, which appear to be
>   different from other users' reports on how drag-n-drop works: You
>   don't get an option to 'insert' the file. This doesn't work in the
>   'Attachment' tab area.)
> * Advantage for your use case: No need to resize windows, and you can
>   use your preferred file manager to locate the file(s) you want to
>   attach.
> 
> DM: Hope that helps. Cheers, ---Dustin

Hi Dustin,

I tried that with using Dolphin, plus also Gnome Commander and all it
did was paste the filename/location path, whereas the drag/drop did add
a file as an attachment.

Peter





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