Yeah, I think most people think of windows as a container of other
things, not a thing being contained itself.

Didn't even know about systemWindowEmbedOK:, +1 for its default value
to be false..

On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 2:17 AM, Bernhard Pieber <bernhard at pieber.com> wrote:
> For SystemWindows there is already a preference called „systemWindowEmbedOK: Determines whether, in Morphic, when a SystemWindow or MenuMorph is dropped onto a willing receptor, it should be deposited into that receptor.“
>
> If this is disabled at least browsers cannot accidentially be dragged into the docking bar. I think this preference should be disabled by default. What do you think?
>
> Cheers,
> Bernhard
>
>> Am 09.12.2016 um 00:51 schrieb Jakob Reschke <jakob.reschke at student.hpi.de>:
>>
>> Even if the bar did not "explode", dropping a System Browser or
>> another tool (SystemWindow) there might not be useful under any
>> circumstances, but it can happen accidentally (with
>> fastDragWindowForMorphic disabled) if you do not take care while
>> moving them around.
>>
>> Since such tools cannot really be operated when shrinked to the
>> docking bar size, maybe they should not be droppable into the bar at
>> all. Unless you could park and simply drag them out again later, but
>> then they would actually be represented by another morph while in the
>> bar (or they should be collapsed).
>>
>> Maybe a Morph could decide for itself whether it wants to be droppable
>> onto the docking bar. SystemWindows could straight out refuse, while
>> by default Morphs could ask the user or refuse immediately if their
>> height exceeds a certain limit, such as twice or thrice the docking
>> bar height or 10% of the screen height. As per the previous paragraph,
>> them refusing could also mean they will be wrapped up and stuffed
>> compactly into the bar for later retrieval instead.
>>
>> Otherwise, it would be nice if the docking bar would at least return
>> to its previous height after a large morph has been dragged out of it.
>>
>> Best,
>> Jakob
>
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