* frames.texi (Drag and drop): New section.

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diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog
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--- a/man/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-02-03  Jan Dj,Ad(Brv  <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
+
+        * frames.texi (Drag and drop): New section.
+
 2004-01-24  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>
 
         * emacs.texi (Acknowledgments): Renamed from Acknowledgements.
diff --git a/man/frames.texi b/man/frames.texi
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--- a/man/frames.texi
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@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ under X.
 * Frame Parameters::    Changing the colors and other modes of frames.
 * Scroll Bars::         How to enable and disable scroll bars; how to use them.
 * Wheeled Mice::        Using mouse wheels for scrolling.
+* Drag and drop::       Using drag and drop to open files and insert text.
 * Menu Bars::           Enabling and disabling the menu bar.
 * Tool Bars::           Enabling and disabling the tool bar.
 * Dialog Boxes::        Controlling use of dialog boxes.
@@ -795,6 +796,38 @@ generating appropriate events for Emacs.
 @code{mouse-wheel-scroll-amount} determine where and by how much
 buffers are scrolled.
 
+@node Drag and drop
+@section Drag and drop in Emacs.
+
+@cindex drag and drop
+  Emacs supports drag and drop so that dropping of files and text is handeled.
+There is no drag support yet.  When text is dropped, Emacs will insert the
+text where it is dropped.  When a file is dragged from a file manager to
+Emacs, Emacs will open that file.
+As a special case, if a file is dropped on a dired buffer the file will
+be copied or moved (depends on exactly how it is dragged and the application
+is was dragged from) to the directory the dired buffer is displaying.
+
+  A file is normally opened in the window it is dropped on, but if you
+prefer the file to be opened in a new window, you can customize the variable
+@code{x-dnd-open-file-other-window}.
+
+@vindex x-dnd-types-alist
+  If you want to change the way Emacs handles drop of different types,
+or add a new type, you shall customize @code{x-dnd-types-alist}.  This
+requires detailed knowledge of what types other applications use
+for drag and drop.
+
+@vindex x-dnd-protocol-alist
+  When an URL is dropped on Emacs, it may be a file, but it may also be
+another URL type (ftp, http, etc.).  Emacs first checks
+@code{x-dnd-protocol-alist} to determine what to do with the URL.  If there
+is no match there, and if @code{browse-url-browser-function} is an alist,
+Emacs looks for a match there.  If no match is found, the text for the URL
+is inserted.  If you want to alter Emacs behaviour you can customize these
+variables.
+
+
 @node Menu Bars
 @section Menu Bars
 @cindex Menu Bar mode