Impossible to select whether to copy or move in dnd operations under OSX

[agrawal.raj]

Hi,

I want to drag and drop text in file. For this I have found a sample application named as dnd (wxWidgets/sample) in c++. After running the same application I have found that whenever I drag and drop ( with or without pressing ctrl key), copy image only come. I never get move image.
On linux it is working fine but on mac I am getting above issue. Please assist me to solve this.

Thanks

[vadz]

Are you dragging to or from the dnd sample? And do you drag text or file?

Please describe the steps needed to reproduce the problem exactly.

[agrawal.raj]

Replying to vadz:

Are you dragging to or from the dnd sample? And do you drag text or file?

Please describe the steps needed to reproduce the problem exactly.

I am dragging and drop inside the application. I am dragging the text.
Steps are:
1. Build and run the dnd sample application.
2. You just drag the text and move to above the mouse above where you want to drop.You will see that you will get the copy image but you should get move image.

Please let me know if you could not reproduce at you end.

[vadz]

The text is indeed always copied. But then I don't even know how are you supposed to select whether it should be moved or copied under OS X, pressing Control or Cmd key doesn't seem to change anything so does anybody know how do you select, from the user point of view, between these operations?

[robind]

I don't know if dragging text follows the same pattern, but for dragging files the Option (alt) key is usually used to indicate a Copy operation, and without the option key it will move.

[agrawal.raj]

Yes, dragging text also follow the same pattern.

[vadz]

I can reproduce it. I don't know enough about drag and drop under OS X to see what is the problem here however unfortunately.