Drag and Drop Functionality

Kontact provides advanced drag and drop functionality between the programs it contains. Following is a brief description of each of the specific drag and drop operations that can be effected and the result of each.

KMail -> KOrganizer Todo List

Dragging a message from KMail's Headers pane to the icon for KOrganizer's Todo list () will create a new Todo with Mail: Subject as the title and From: Sender To: Receiver Subject: Subject as the contents (where text that looks like this is information from the message itself), as well as the e-mail message itself as an attachment.

KMail -> KOrganizer Calendar

Dragging a message from KMail's Headers pane to the icon for KOrganizer's Calendar () will create a new Event with Mail: Subject as the title and From: Sender To: Receiver Subject: Subject as the contents (where text that looks like this is information from the message itself), as well as the e-mail message itself as an attachment.

Note that dragging onto the Todo button creates a Todo, whereas dragging onto the Calendar creates an Event. More on this distinction is available in the KOrganizer documentation

KMail -> KAddressBook

Dragging a message from KMail's Headers pane to the icon for KAddressBook () will create a contact from the email address of the sender, unless a contact with that name already exists. A dialog box notifies you of this action.

Note that dragging onto the Todo button creates a Todo, whereas dragging onto the Calendar creates an Event. More on this distinction is available in the KOrganizer documentation

KAddressBook -> KOrganizer Todo List

Dragging any number of entries from KAddressBook's main window to the icon for KOrganizer's Todo List () will create a new Todo with "Meeting" as the title and the selected contacts as attendees.

Note that dragging onto the Todo button creates a Todo, whereas dragging onto the Calendar creates an Event. More on this distinction is available in the KOrganizer documentation

KAddressBook -> KOrganizer Calendar

Dragging any number of entries from KAddressBook's main window to the icon for KOrganizer's Calendar () will create a new Event with "Meeting" as the title and the selected contacts as attendees.

Note that dragging onto the Todo button creates a Todo, whereas dragging onto the Calendar creates an Event. More on this distinction is available in the KOrganizer documentation