Microsoft/vscode

Cannot drag and drop normal webviews between windows

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#125,187 opened on Jun 1, 2021

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Description

Testing #124848

  1. Open a normal markdown preview (not the custom editor based one)
  2. Try dragging it to a new window

Bug The drag indicator shows up but nothing happens when you drop

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Inspect the drag and drop handler for webviews and trace the event propagation.
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typescript
Domain
frontend
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
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75