Feature Request: Cross-Editor Drag & Drop Without Automatic Deletion

[donovan-fournier]

Description

Currently, when a block is dragged from one editor to another (in a side-by-side editing setup where both editors are editable), the content is automatically removed from the source editor.

We would like this deletion behavior to be optional. Specifically, the system should allow users to drag and drop content between editors without removing it from the original location (with a setting to control this behavior).

A configurable option (e.g., “Move” vs. “Copy” on drag-and-drop) would meet our needs and improve flexibility.

Use Case

We use side-by-side editors where each serves a distinct purpose, but content often needs to be reused across them. Drag-and-drop is the most intuitive and frequently used interaction for this purpose.

However, the current behavior removes the content from the source editor, which disrupts our workflow. In our case, we typically want the original content to remain intact, and any removal should be a deliberate user action rather than automatic.

Providing an option to retain the source content during drag-and-drop would significantly improve usability in this scenario.

Type

Other

[bdbch]

Thanks @donovan-fournier - I created an issue out of this here: #7836

Good idea, should just be an option.