Enhance click-through mode for seamless drag-and-drop between overlapping windows

[vertigo220]

The click-through feature seems like a useful way to be able to drag files from a window in the background (A) into a window in the foreground (B), but unfortunately, B is completely non-interactive, so this can't be done. A mode where dragging the mouse from outside B over it while holding the mouse button down would make B react to the release of the mouse button, that is make it non-click-through until the mouse button is released, would allow this. For example, I could have B over A, activate click-through, select files in A, hold the mouse button down and drag the files outside of B's boundaries, then drag them back in, at which point B would become interactive, allowing me to drop the files into it. Then it would become click-through again (or not, perhaps a separate setting). Combined with hotkeys, this could be very useful.

[gileli121]

@vertigo220

Thank you for the idea. This seems like a very specific use case. It's hard for me to prioritize a feature like this unless more people request such behavior.
However, this is precisely the type of thing that people might not request—not necessarily because it's a bad idea, but simply because it's too complex to think of (like the anchors feature for example)

It's hard to judge the priority of this. I suppose as long as that's the case, it's something I see myself developing when there’s nothing more pressing to add.

Thank you for the idea!

Btw, I used ChatGPT to make a better title for this one

[vertigo220]

That's fine. I certainly agree that it's probably not a common use-case and therefore low-priority, but maybe others will see it, agree it could be useful, and give it a +1. I also think it could use some discussion on how best to implement it if such a time ever comes. I actually just learned the other day, after posting this, that you can Alt+Tab while clicking and dragging, so that's helped somewhat. It does mean I have to use the keyboard (sometimes I'm mainly using the mouse and the keyboard isn't easy to use due to my setup) and it also means that the programs I was setting to be on top to make things easier (by making them always accessible) I actually now can't set to always on top, because then they're in the way of the files I need to grab from behind them. So because of this, I'm actually finding I need the on-top functionality very little.

In fact, I exited the program a couple days ago due to an issue it seemed to be causing (not 100% and will need more testing which I'm not quite ready to do). And that's not to try and push for this feature, but just commenting on my workflow and how I'm trying to maximize its efficiency. I do plan to still use it, as I've found myself wanting to here and there over the past couple days, but setting stuff on top, while helpful, was also getting in the way due to the increased difficulty of adding stuff behind the windows. I really just need a second monitor...