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Feature requests / Re: File drop

« on: January 29, 2016, 06:19:51 pm »

Well, I can imagine some use cases for this feature, for example image gallery or video/music player, or level editor.

While those are all valid uses for drag-and-drop, I'm not quite convinced the first two are the kind of applications one would make using SFML. Or why anybody would want to make them at all for that matter. Still support the feature, though, because the third one you stated is relevant and actually sounds pretty helpful.

I think this notion that SFML is just for games is completely misguided.  Any library that makes the creation of a graphical tool easier is priceless.  I am evaluating SFML for the creation of graphical utilities, because it's much simpler to use than OpenSDL.  And for utilities, drag an drop is a very handy way for people to locate directories, save or retrieve images, etc.

If it were so easy to use native GUI systems then none of these libraries would be popular.  But the fact is that few people have created graphical APIs with programmers in mind.  SFML is exactly the type of code that used to sell for $500 each to developers.