Cannot Drag Text into Location and Search Fields

Originator:dave
Number:rdar://10216244 Date Originated:30-Sep-2011 12:34 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Safari Product Version:Version 5.1 (7534.48.3)
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:

Text cannot be dragged into the Location and Search fields in the toolbar.

Use cases:

1. Dragging a URL that isn't a hyperlink into the location field.
2. Dragging a word into the search field. If the user isn't familiar with contextual menus, and doesn't have a hand free for copy-and-paste with the keyboard, this is the only convenient way to search for a selected word.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open a Safari window.
2. Select any text on the screen.
3. Drag to the Location field or Search field.

Expected Results:

The text is inserted into the field, as with any other text field on the system.

Actual Results:

The drag is rejected.

Regression:

Unknown.

Notes:

Comments

Workaround: Search field can accept drag... if clicked active first

The Search field can accept a dragged file/text but only if it is clicked on and made active first. This isn't possible in a single Safari window, though, to drag a word or phrase from the body of a Safari page into the Search field requires another Safari window with Search having been clicked active first.

Cumbersome workaround.

By brunerd at Oct. 10, 2011, 6:11 p.m. (reply...)

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