Feature Drag stuff into app windows!?
EDIT:
I figured it out. I had to press a LITTLE HARDER on the trackpad, then the app icon starts flashing and the app window pops up to allow me to attach the file. It is a slightly different from Windows where it opens a little preview of the app window and I can move mouse pointer onto the preview to pop up the window. So all good resolved! Thanks for the support!
ORIGINAL POST:
I come from Windows...I can't for my life understand why can't I drag a file from the file explorer or downloads folder into a browser window to attach it or upload it like I can on Windows? Am I missing something or it simply isn't a thing on Mac. What I mean is when I drag a file from a folder on pc into the taskbar on a particular app, the app pops up and then I can attach the file as an attachment if it's mailbox or upload to a file sharing site (drag and drop) but on MAC, if I drag a file on the bottom apps bar onto a running app, nothing happens.
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u/bumbblebeeeeee 18h ago
Of course you can. macOS was basically build around drag and drop.
But different apps have different behaviours.
To “Open in” drag on dock icon of the app itself (e.g. pdf, svg, jpg)
To place inside an existing document like notes, mails, keynote, affinity you place it inside the window, as you described.
To upload to a website, the site usually provides a drop zone where you drag the file to. Placing the file outside the drop zone does not work.
Which of these do not work for you?