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Press D to start a Wayland drag from the selected file(s). The cursor teleports to the Flea window, the drag starts with text/uri-list mime data, and the compositor delivers the drop to whichever window is under the pointer when released.

Changes

  • D key binding in keys.toml, generated Keymap.js entry
  • startKeyboardDrag() in List.qml: builds mime data from selection, teleports cursor via hyprctl dispatch cursor center, starts Drag.Automatic via a two-step timer
  • Proxy function in Pane.qml so Focus.js can reach it
  • dragExternal action routed through Focus.act()
  • Sheet entry for discoverability (? help)
  • Tests: keymap sheet count updated (25 → 26)

How it works

  1. Select file(s) with keyboard (j/k to navigate, v to select)
  2. Press D — cursor teleports to Flea window, drag starts
  3. Move mouse to target application
  4. Release to drop

The drag carries text/uri-list (file:// URIs), the standard Linux file transfer format accepted by Chromium, GNOME apps, KDE apps, and most Linux software.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added the D keyboard shortcut for dragging selected files to other applications.
    • Added a “drag files” entry to the keyboard shortcut reference.
    • Keyboard-initiated drags use selected files, or the focused file when no selection is available.
    • Displays a message when selected files are not fully loaded.
  • Tests

    • Updated keymap coverage for the additional shortcut entry.

Press D to start a Wayland drag from the selected file(s). The cursor
teleports to the Flea window (hyprctl dispatch cursor center), the drag
starts with text/uri-list mime data, and the compositor delivers the
drop to whichever window is under the pointer when released.

- D key binding in keys.toml, generated Keymap.js entry
- startKeyboardDrag() in List.qml: builds mime data from selection,
  teleports cursor, starts Drag.Automatic via a two-step timer
- Proxy function in Pane.qml so Focus.js can reach it
- dragExternal action routed through Focus.act()
- Sheet entry for discoverability (? help)
- Tests: keymap sheet count updated (25 -> 26)
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The D key now starts an external drag for selected files. The list validates loaded file data, tracks the pointer, moves the cursor, and starts an automatic Wayland copy drag. The keymap sheet and test expectation include the new entry.

Changes

Keyboard external drag

Layer / File(s) Summary
Keyboard action wiring
keys.toml, ui/js/Keymap.js, ui/js/Focus.js, ui/Pane.qml, tests/js/keymap.js
The D key maps to dragExternal, dispatches through Focus, delegates through Pane, and adds one keymap-sheet row.
Keyboard drag runtime
ui/List.qml
The list builds URI data from the selection, rejects unloaded selections, tracks pointer coordinates, moves the cursor, and starts an automatic Wayland copy drag.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 57617

The new D-key file drag can fail in grid or columns view and may start with an outdated selection after cancellation or a previous drag. These drag lifecycle issues should be fixed before merge.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Keymap
  participant Focus
  participant Pane
  participant List
  participant Wayland
  Keymap->>Focus: Map D to dragExternal
  Focus->>Pane: Call startKeyboardDrag()
  Pane->>List: Delegate the drag request
  List->>Wayland: Start automatic copy drag with file URIs
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In `@ui/List.qml`:
- Around line 346-347: Update the kbDragAnchor assignments in the keyboard-drag
activation path to convert viewport coordinates into content coordinates by
adding the ListView’s contentX to kbPointerX and contentY to kbPointerY before
activating the drag.
- Line 349: Clear the keyboard-drag state when the automatic drag finishes by
invoking the existing cleanup path from Drag.onDragFinished for kbDragAnchor.
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Comment thread ui/List.qml
Comment on lines +346 to +347
kbDragAnchor.x = root.kbPointerX
kbDragAnchor.y = root.kbPointerY

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In Qt 6, the Flickable QML type manages its children by placing them on a scrollable surface represented by the contentItem property [1][2]. Key concepts regarding coordinates and content items: contentItem: Items declared as direct children of a Flickable are automatically parented to the Flickable's contentItem [2][3]. Because of this, when you need to operate on or query these children (such as accessing their bounds or positions), you should typically interact with the children of contentItem rather than the Flickable itself [1][4]. For example, the combined bounds of items within a Flickable can be accessed via contentItem.childrenRect [2][5]. contentX and contentY: These properties represent the surface coordinates currently at the top-left corner of the Flickable's viewport [1][2]. - If you flick or scroll the content, these values change to reflect which part of the surface is visible [1][3]. For example, flicking an image up by 100 pixels increases contentY by 100 [1][2]. - originX and originY represent the starting top-left position of the content [3][5]. While these are typically (0, 0), they may vary in components like ListView or GridView due to delegate variations or dynamic item management [1][4]. - When implementing features like custom scrollbars, it is recommended to use the relative difference (e.g., contentY - originY) or the normalized values provided by the visibleArea property [1][5].

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Convert viewport coordinates to ListView content coordinates.

kbDragAnchor is parented to the scrolling contentItem, while kbPointerX and kbPointerY are viewport coordinates. After scrolling, the drag starts from an offset position. Add contentX and contentY before activating the drag.

Proposed fix
-            kbDragAnchor.x = root.kbPointerX
-            kbDragAnchor.y = root.kbPointerY
+            kbDragAnchor.x = root.contentX + root.kbPointerX
+            kbDragAnchor.y = root.contentY + root.kbPointerY
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kbDragAnchor.x = root.kbPointerX
kbDragAnchor.y = root.kbPointerY
kbDragAnchor.x = root.contentX + root.kbPointerX
kbDragAnchor.y = root.contentY + root.kbPointerY
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In `@ui/List.qml` around lines 346 - 347, Update the kbDragAnchor assignments in
the keyboard-drag activation path to convert viewport coordinates into content
coordinates by adding the ListView’s contentX to kbPointerX and contentY to
kbPointerY before activating the drag.

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Comment thread ui/List.qml
kbDragAnchor.x = root.kbPointerX
kbDragAnchor.y = root.kbPointerY
kbDragAnchor.visible = true
kbDragAnchor.Drag.active = true

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Clear keyboard-drag state when the drag finishes.

startKeyboardDrag() populates root.dragRows, root.dragMime, and root.dragCopy, but only pointer drags call liftEnded() to clear them. After the automatic keyboard drag ends, a later foreign drop can pass stale rows to DragOps.canDrop() and reject a valid destination. Reset the state from Drag.onDragFinished.

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     Item {
         id: kbDragAnchor
         visible: false
         width: 1
         height: 1
         Drag.dragType: Drag.Automatic
         Drag.supportedActions: Qt.CopyAction
         Drag.proposedAction: Qt.CopyAction
+        Drag.onDragFinished: {
+            root.dragRows = []
+            root.dragMime = ({})
+            root.dropIndex = -1
+            root.dragCopy = false
+            root.say("")
+        }
     }
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In `@ui/List.qml` at line 349, Clear the keyboard-drag state when the automatic
drag finishes by invoking the existing cleanup path from Drag.onDragFinished for
kbDragAnchor. Ensure root.dragRows, root.dragMime, and root.dragCopy are reset,
matching the cleanup performed by liftEnded().

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356-362: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Invalidate the delayed keyboard drag on cancellation or navigation.

startKeyboardDrag() stores dragMime and dragRows, then starts kbDragStep2. Before its 50 ms trigger, Focus.handleKey() can route Escape or navigation to handlers that do not stop the timer or clear this state. The timer can then start kbDragAnchor.Drag with the old payload after cancellation. Add a pending-drag token or flag and invalidate it before cancellation or navigation.

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In `@ui/List.qml` around lines 356 - 362, Invalidate pending keyboard-drag state
when Escape or navigation is handled, and have the delayed kbDragStep2 trigger
verify that state before activating kbDragAnchor.Drag. Update startKeyboardDrag
and the relevant Focus.handleKey cancellation/navigation paths, using a token or
flag so canceled or superseded drags cannot start with stale dragMime or
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tests/js/keymap.js (1)

141-141: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add direct regression coverage for the new drag action.

The updated count checks only the number of sheet rows. The existing sheet consistency check covers the generated row/action pairing, but it does not verify Keymap.hintFor("dragExternal") or that Focus.act("dragExternal", pane) reaches startKeyboardDrag(). Add assertions for the key, hint, and dispatcher route.

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In `@tests/js/keymap.js` at line 141, Add regression assertions in the keymap
tests for the dragExternal action: verify its key mapping, verify
Keymap.hintFor("dragExternal"), and verify Focus.act("dragExternal", pane)
routes to startKeyboardDrag(). Keep the existing sheet row/action consistency
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In `@ui/Pane.qml`:
- Line 210: Update Pane.startKeyboardDrag so keyboard-initiated external
dragging works in grid and columns views by using a visible pane-level drag
anchor instead of the hidden list anchor, or by rejecting dragExternal when not
in list view; preserve the existing list-view behavior.

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In `@ui/List.qml`:
- Around line 356-362: Invalidate pending keyboard-drag state when Escape or
navigation is handled, and have the delayed kbDragStep2 trigger verify that
state before activating kbDragAnchor.Drag. Update startKeyboardDrag and the
relevant Focus.handleKey cancellation/navigation paths, using a token or flag so
canceled or superseded drags cannot start with stale dragMime or dragRows.

---

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In `@tests/js/keymap.js`:
- Line 141: Add regression assertions in the keymap tests for the dragExternal
action: verify its key mapping, verify Keymap.hintFor("dragExternal"), and
verify Focus.act("dragExternal", pane) routes to startKeyboardDrag(). Keep the
existing sheet row/action consistency checks unchanged.

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Comment thread ui/Pane.qml

// Lifted to Focus.act, see ui/js/Focus.js, which routes "settings" here from the list and the rail alike.
function act(action) { if (action === "settings") { root.settingsPanel.open(root); return } Focus.act(action, root) }
function startKeyboardDrag() { list.startKeyboardDrag() }

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Qt QML Drag attached property active source item visible requirement

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In Qt QML, the item that initiates a drag operation using the Drag attached property must be part of the visible scene to function correctly [1]. While the Drag.active property itself does not explicitly list "visible" as a required condition in its API definition [2][3], technical guidance emphasizes that the item acting as the source of the drag must be present in the visible scene for the drag-and-drop mechanism to operate [1]. If an item is not visible—for example, if it has its visible property set to false or is otherwise excluded from the render tree—it may fail to register drag events, update its Drag.active state, or interact with DropArea targets [1]. Developers are advised to ensure that the item they intend to drag is visible and properly configured within the scene graph [1][4]. Key points regarding the Drag attached property: - Drag.active: This read-only boolean indicates whether a drag event sequence is active [2][3]. Binding this to a MouseArea's drag.active property is the standard way to initiate a drag [2][5]. - Visibility Requirement: The item providing the Drag properties must be part of the visible scene for drag events to be processed and emitted to the scene [1]. - Event Propagation: When Drag.active is set to true, the item starts sending drag events (like QDragEnter, QDragMove, and QDragLeave) based on its current position relative to DropArea items [2][3]. These events rely on the item's presence and visibility to calculate intersections and state changes [2].

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Use a visible drag source for grid and columns views.

D reaches Pane.startKeyboardDrag() from both views, but that function always starts list.startKeyboardDrag(). Because list.visible is false outside list view, its kbDragAnchor remains under an invisible ancestor, so the external drag can fail to start. Move the anchor to a visible pane-level item, or reject dragExternal outside list view.

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In `@ui/Pane.qml` at line 210, Update Pane.startKeyboardDrag so keyboard-initiated
external dragging works in grid and columns views by using a visible pane-level
drag anchor instead of the hidden list anchor, or by rejecting dragExternal when
not in list view; preserve the existing list-view behavior.

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