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diff --git a/doc/emacs/frames.texi b/doc/emacs/frames.texi index 68c12d272f8..8984555066b 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/frames.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/frames.texi @@ -1074,6 +1074,18 @@ file on a Dired buffer moves or copies the file (according to the conventions of the application it came from) into the directory displayed in that buffer. +@vindex mouse-drag-and-drop-region + Emacs can also optionally drag the region of text by mouse into +another portion of this or another buffer. To enable that, customize +the variable @code{mouse-drag-and-drop-region} to a non-nil value. +Normally, the text is moved, i.e. cut and pasted, when the destination +is the same buffer as the origin; dropping the region on another +buffer copies the text instead. If the value of this variable names a +modifier key, such as @samp{shift} or @samp{control} or @samp{alt}, +then pressing that modifier key when dropping the text will copy it +instead of cutting it, even if you drop on the same buffer as the one +from which the text came. + @vindex dnd-open-file-other-window Dropping a file normally visits it in the window you drop it on. If you prefer to visit the file in a new window in such cases, customize |