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Run out of trackpad space  
Written by teklife the 7 May 13 at 19:28. Global category: Accessibility. New
on my tiny netbook trackpad, as well as on my much larger, 17" macbookpro trackpad, i often run out of space on the trackpad when i am dragging and dropping something from one place to another. whether it's a file from one folder to another, or a sample in lmms, or trying to make a selection in a graphics program, etc.
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Solution #1: click and "locked drag" items
Written by teklife the 7 May 13 at 19:28.
i would like the ability to have a "locked" or timeout drag and drop so i can move stuff or make a selection from one side of my screen to another while not losing it if i must lift my finger from the trackpad for a moment.

this is something mac os has always had, and puppy linux and enlightenment desktop have had for as long as i've known too. not sure about windows, but who cares, i use ubuntu, but i'll bet that functionality exists there too.

surely, i'm not the only one who finds this functionality extremely useful, how do we still not have such a simple feature??

in the mouse/trackpad settings, have a toggle for locked drags/timeout and a slider or field to set the amount of time to make the locked drag "sticky".

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