Subject: ANNOUNCE: xdrop 2.0
From: [email-masked] (Mark Dobie)
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 1994 04:52:26 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce

Xdrop is an Open Look utility that lets you launch other applications
using drag/drop or select/paste actions. It can run an arbitrary shell
command that can make use of filenames and text as part of its
arguments.

Drag and drop works from Xview 3 compatible applications. This includes
OpenWindows 3 deskset accessories on Sun machines. On linux we only
have cmdtool (as far as I know). Select and paste works with most X
applications.

The package includes four examples, illustrating its use for starting
xterms, editing files, looking up man pages and checking spelling.

Xdrop requires X and xview 3.0 or later.

Xdrop is available from the following sources,

sunsite.unc.edu		/pub/Linux/X11/xutils/xdrop.tar.gz	(soon)
ftp.x.org		/contrib/xdrop.tar.gz			(now)
comp.sources.x		(in due course)

I have appended the LSM entry to this message.

				Mark
([email-masked])

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Title        = Xdrop
Version      = 2.0
Desc1        = An Open Look tool that let's you launch other apps by drag/drop
Desc2        = or by select/paste actions. It can run arbitrary shell commands that
Desc3        = can make use of filenames or text in their arguments.
Desc4        = Package includes 4 examples illustrating starting xterms, editing files,
Desc5        = looking up man pages and checking spelling.
Author       = Mark Dobie
AuthorEmail  = [email-masked]
Maintainer   = Mark Dobie
MaintEmail   = [email-masked]
Site1        = sunsite.unc.edu
Path1        = pub/Linux/X11/xutils
File1        = xdrop.tar.gz
FileSize1    = 15k
Site2        = ftp.x.org
Path2        = /contrib
File2        = xdrop.tar.gz
FileSize2    = 15k
Site3        = comp.sources.x (pending)
Path3        =
File3        =
FileSize3    =
Required1    = Xview 3.0 or later and an ANSI C compiler
Required2    =
Required3    =
Required4    =
CopyPolicy1  = You can copy and use freely providing copyright message stays intact.
CopyPolicy2  = See README and source for the actual copyright statement.
Keywords     = drag drop launch
Comment1     = This was developed under Linux but works on Suns (and others) too.
Comment2     = Drag and drop works with OpenWindows 3 apps - sadly Linux only has
Comment3     = cmdtool. Select and paste works with most X apps.
Comment4     = It is Open Look so it's  future is uncertain :(
Entered      = 08APR94
EnteredBy    = Mark Dobie
CheckedEmail = [email-masked]
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University of Southampton			[email-masked]
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