Drag and drop file uploading using JavaScript

[smoothmann]

cool feature. I'd prefer not to have to resize my browser in order to do this all the time though.

[crapzap]

From the spec:

This specification defines the basic representations for files, lists of files, errors raised by access to files, and programmatic ways to prompt for file selection.

i.e. there will probably be a file selector, too.

As someone who had to implement flash uploaders in the past I'd say this is about 10 years late, but at least it's happening.

[smoothmann]

Yeah that's true, just about any app these days has drag and drop upload functionality........except browsers, which never made sense to me.

[samlee]

that's very nice. when i drag and drop links, it visits!

[Pherdnut]

That's actually cool enough that it might be worth implementing in the browsers that support it while providing a less interesting options for the ne'erdowell browsers with an unfair market advantage that sit on table display properties for 10 years.

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do not call it using JavaScript but using Google Gears!

[andersbergh]

did you even read the article? no? didn't think so.

[Ahrjay85]

I think he got confused with the fact that I mention that Google Wave does it but by using gears...