Thanks for the replies. > I think applies in general to any file manager including explorer that > PowerPro would try to interface to in order to provide drag/drop to > command line.
Yes, I can confirm it does not work for Explorer either. > As I understand it, the issue is that files inside zip files do not > have normal file paths. They have special binary identifications > (called PIDLs). Even if I modified PowerPro to obtain the PIDL from > dropped files, there would be no way to use it since other programs > expect the names of real files on the command line. Actually, it makes sense that there is no "true" drag and drop operation for files inside archives, as it would just cause errors, as you have pointed out. However, in my case, I want to use the drag and drop "metaphorically", merely as a different kind of button click and the triggered operation does not actually require the file name / path. The respective PowerPro command merely sends a series of keys back to Total Commander to further process the dragged files, which happen to be selected anyway, so TC will apply the sent keys to them automatically. I was merely puzzled by the fact that none of the button's commands were triggered in any way even though the mouse pointer clearly showed something being dropped on it. I will try to build a workaround based on hover clicks and checking for the shape of the mouse cursor with the mousetrap plugin.
