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GMail becomes even more like a local app with drag-and-drop image attachment
There are still a couple features that keep GMail from "feeling" like a desktop email client, but Google obviously has their sights set on making it perform as much like a native app as possible.
Recently they added drag-and-drop file attachments, and now they've extended that ability to image insertion. Need to remind someone it's peanut butter jelly time? Grab your favorite dancing banana and pull it in to the message window! You'll see a brief animation while your image is uploaded and processed.
Both JPEG and PNG are supported, though you can only drag one image at a time -- at least in my testing. If you've managed to select and drop multiple images, let us know in the comments!
Right now, drag-and-drop images only work in Google Chrome, though their official blog post promises it'll be coming soon to other browsers.
Recently they added drag-and-drop file attachments, and now they've extended that ability to image insertion. Need to remind someone it's peanut butter jelly time? Grab your favorite dancing banana and pull it in to the message window! You'll see a brief animation while your image is uploaded and processed.
Both JPEG and PNG are supported, though you can only drag one image at a time -- at least in my testing. If you've managed to select and drop multiple images, let us know in the comments!
Right now, drag-and-drop images only work in Google Chrome, though their official blog post promises it'll be coming soon to other browsers.
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsastrotoysevenMay 12th 2010 9:18AM
Nice :)
You should check out google redesigned skin too....
Torben BuskMay 12th 2010 9:55AM
This is definitely great. It also works when you drag a picture directly from another web-site ;-)
chrishighMay 12th 2010 11:34AM
"It's like a REAL email program!" ...except after all these years there's STILL no reading pane option. Get with it Google.
NnyanMay 12th 2010 12:08PM
What theme is that in the screenshot? Very cool.
biophilMay 12th 2010 3:35PM
interestingly, in Firefox drag-n-drop works from other websites, but not from the hard drive.
zkamMay 12th 2010 8:38PM
Does anyone else have trouble with email messages that have lots of images in them. More often than not, half the images don't load in the email I get.
caowickMay 12th 2010 10:16PM
I'm confused. If the goal is to resemble a desktop client - why not just use an existing desktop client?
There are a multitude of excellent clients to choose from. If portability is important - stick it on a thumb drive.