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a method of direct manipulation where a user moves an item via a pointing device to "grab and drag" an item to a desired location, then "dropping" the item to specify an action to perform.

Drag and drop is a method of direct manipulation where a user moves an item via a pointing device to "grab and drag" an item to a desired location, then "dropping" the item to specify an action to perform.

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How to handle drag-and-drop when the user can't see the target

I just had a catch-22 from production that I have no good answer for: The user has a partial calendar (there are no month or year breaks, it's just an eternal scroll of weeks) displayed, each day of the calendar has a list of jobs that are scheduled…
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What are the most common modifier keys for dragging objects with a mouse?

What would you consider to be the most agreed upon modifiers and conventions, when dragging/dropping objects? For example, holding Ctrl while dragging could add a "+" to the cursor and cause a copy (instead of a move) operation on Windows. (Single…
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Drag and drop reordering with large items

I'm trying to implement a drag-and-drop functionality to reorder items. The items are of varying size (height), and in some extreme cases taller than the screen. The simple method shown below wouldn't work as we wouldn't be able to see the other…
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What is correct user expectation regarding drag and move?

I have the following note taking app - https://wenote.jstock.co I have some question, regarding user expectation regarding drag and move. Say, you have the following card position. [1] [2] [3] [4] when you move card 1 to card 4 position Should…
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Alternatives to drag and drop lists

I'm working on an app for teachers, that allows teachers to input a class list, and filter students by gender and performance before submitting for further processing. At the moment, the second step is as shown below - the class list inputted in…
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graphics and indicators for drag-n-drop

I'm looking for a good indicators to tell a user something is draggable, and to some extent, to tell the user (once they are dragging), that they can drop something "here". What have you used as indicators for these action? I'm looking for a little…
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Drag and drop vs file picker

This is part of the on-boarding process, where we encourage people to either create a new project or upload a specific file type to create project. While I was designing I thought about three workflows for people who wish to upload file. Design…
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