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Gary R. Van Sickle wrote:

> PS: File drag and drop is total coolness.  It pastes in a Win32 path though,
> which a few Cygwin apps probably won't be able to handle.  Here's a
> two-for-one idea, free of charge:
> 
> - Add a setting where the user can set whether he wants Win32 or POSIXy
> paths dropped.
> - Add a context menu when you right-drop which allows you to "Drop path as
> Win32" or "Drop path as POSIX".

I like the second idea, because this is something you'd want to decide 
on a case-by-case basis. But that would mean descending into the depths 
of COM/OLE again (shudder). Issue 21.

Andy

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