drag_text is not implemented on Linux

[keith-hall]

In the Default Preferences.sublime-settings file:

// When drag_text is enabled, clicking on selected text will begin a
// drag-drop operation. This is not currently implemented under Linux.
"drag_text": true,

Dragging text in Linux is still not implemented (build 3121). It should be, because it is a very useful feature, and required to make the user experience the same cross-platform.

[caub]

This feature is important, coming from windows I keep trying to drag text, when I've something in clipboard for example, it would be good to have it soon

Thanks in advance

[jzakrzewski]

Is there any chance to get it on linux? Dragging selection around is a must-have for me. I'm so used to reorganising code this way (and quickly copying with <ctrl>+drag but that can be replaced with X-clipboard) that it's driving me crazy. I'm really intend to buy Sublime but not without this feature.

[caub]

The licence is not expensive, you should definitely get it, and it'll cheer off its devs to finally implement drag text

You can also use vscode for the moment, I switch between them, vscode is a bit heavier, but has more static analysis and this drag text feature! (that I got used to do without actually.., but well, I'd definitely prefer with it)

[jzakrzewski]

@caub I know it's not expensive but I cannot justify it right now. The boost I gain from using sublime is killed by this issue so I can very well stay by my current way of doing things.
And BTW: for some serious coding I use monsters like IntelliJ or CLion anyway. It's the jumping various other files that I need something fast & powerful. And rearranging fragments in those files is what I do most of the time.

That being said. I will not think twice about switching to Sublime (and buying it ofc) if this is implemented but I don't believe in rewarding someone in advance ;)