You can use an eventfilter. You can find an example here https://github.com/opengisch/QgisModelBaker/blob/master/QgisModelBaker/qgismodelbaker.py#L507C7-L552
However, it may be appropriate to have a setting for this. In the plugin mentioned above, the user is asked if they want to open this type of file always with this plugin in the future. Cheers Dave On Sun, Nov 5, 2023 at 1:54 AM Pankajeshwara Sharma via QGIS-Developer < qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > Hello all, > > I would like a feature within QGIS so that when files with ".xyz" > extension are dragged onto the application, would make my plugin to open > automatically. > This can prevent the user from having to go to the File menu and open the > file. > > This is similar to when shapefiles are dragged onto QGIS, and the > shapefiles are automatically loaded and displayed in QGIS. > Except, dragging a file with a ".xyz" extension should result in my plugin > (a dialog box from then plugin) to open. > > Is there a setting I can configure? > > Yours sincerely, > Pankaj Sharma > Research Fellow > University of Auckland > pankaj.sha...@auckland.ac.nz > _______________________________________________ > QGIS-Developer mailing list > QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >
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