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diff --git a/doc/emacs/macos.texi b/doc/emacs/macos.texi index 6d27e978217..d9920957ad7 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/macos.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/macos.texi @@ -170,8 +170,25 @@ the requested line (@code{ns-open-file-select-line}). This event occurs when a user drags an object from another application into an Emacs frame. The default behavior is to open a file in the window under the mouse, or to insert text at point of the window under -the mouse. It may sometimes be necessary to use the @key{Meta} key in -conjunction with dragging to force text insertion. +the mouse. + +The sending application has some limited ability to decide how Emacs +handles the sent object, but the user may override the default +behaviour by holding one or more modifier key. + +@table @kbd +@item control +Insert as text in the current buffer. If the object is a file, this +will insert the filename. +@item alt/option +Attempt to open the object as though it is a file or URL. +@item super/command +Perform the default action for the type. This can be useful when an +application is overriding the default behaviour. +@end table + +The modifier keys listed above are defined by macOS and are unaffected +by user changes to the modifiers in Emacs. @item ns-change-font This event occurs when the user selects a font in a Nextstep font |