Disable Drag and Drop

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SK
SK on 30 Apr 2014
Commented: Ethan Blackwood on 19 Jan 2022
Is there a way to disable drag and drop in:
1. The Matlab editor
2. The current folder window.
The risk of inadvertent changes are too high for me.
Thank you,
Regards,
Sandeep.
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SK
SK on 29 Apr 2021
No, not really. I've always had a decent mouse. This is an issue that has persisted over two different mice. Moreover, I don't have this problem, for example, in windows explorer, so it appears to be an issue with Matlab (or more likely Java).
Ethan Blackwood
Ethan Blackwood on 19 Jan 2022
I agree it's more of an issue in MATLAB than in Windows Explorer...one reason is that if you accidentally start a long move or copy operation in Explorer, a progress bar pops up that allows you to click "cancel." For Current Folder there appears to be no way to stop a file operation once it's in progress, which is the main issue for me. Also, I don't think there's an "undo" aside from restoring from the recycle bin, unless I'm mistaken.

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Fangjun Jiang
Fangjun Jiang on 29 Apr 2021
Search "how to disable drag and drop in windows" and see the steps. I assume the same risk exists in other apps if it happens to you.
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SK
SK on 29 Apr 2021
I don't have this problem, for example, in windows explorer, so it appears to be an issue with Matlab (or Java).

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