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View Ref-File                                                             Appendix H
                        The Drag & Drop Protocol


The drag and drop protocol provides a simple method of data transmission
between applications that support it. Because this protocol relies on the
use of named pipes, the use of the drag and drop protocol is only possible
under MultiTOS.

A drag and drop operation involves the user selecting a piece of program
data (or perhaps several pieces) in the 'originator' application and
dragging that piece of data with the mouse to the window of a 'recipient'
application. This appendix will detail the drag and drop protocol from the
perspective of the originator and the recipient.

You should note that during a drag and drop operation, neither application
should lock the screen with wind_update().


∙ The Originator
∙ The Recipient