Some image hosting sites like Imgur and min.us support image uploading via drag-and-drop in Chrome and Firefox. It would be nice if you could upload an image and add it to your post by dropping it on the edit page.
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A few days ago (February 2011), a new image upload is being tested on Meta, adding support for paste and drag-and-drop:
However, this does not support direct paste or drag-and-drop into the edit page; one first needs to click the "Image" button (Ctrl+G) to show the upload dialog.
In June 2015, this new dialog was implemented:
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But: no direct download from xkcd.com ;-)Arjan– Arjan2013-02-23 18:11:19 +00:00Commented Feb 23, 2013 at 18:11
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And: maybe it's part of A/B Testing, just like a new sign up form.Arjan– Arjan2013-02-23 18:18:24 +00:00Commented Feb 23, 2013 at 18:18
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1It's not, but it hasn't been deployed beyond Meta yet either. Can't wait for it to show up in chat...2013-02-23 20:05:13 +00:00Commented Feb 23, 2013 at 20:05
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@shog9, if this post is too early, then of course feel free to delete (and also in the Recent Changes post, and some comments). It works great, by the way!Arjan– Arjan2013-02-23 23:34:56 +00:00Commented Feb 23, 2013 at 23:34
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1I don't see any reason not to document it - I'm pretty sure this isn't going away, and it could probably use some more attention (and stress-testing) before it goes live elsewhere anyway.2013-02-23 23:37:15 +00:00Commented Feb 23, 2013 at 23:37
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1Sure, @badp, after you first clicked the "Image" button (Ctrl+G). In Chrome on a Mac, I cannot paste directly into the editor, which is what the question kind of asked for. Are you seeing something different?Arjan– Arjan2013-02-24 09:34:27 +00:00Commented Feb 24, 2013 at 9:34
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or paste or drag-and-dropsounds wrong. Replace the second "or" with a slash, like this:or paste/drag-and-dropSeinopSys– SeinopSys2013-02-24 10:34:05 +00:00Commented Feb 24, 2013 at 10:34 -
Very cool guys! Best/Website/Ever ;)user66001– user660012013-02-27 14:00:21 +00:00Commented Feb 27, 2013 at 14:00
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(@Shog9 and all: I noticed it's live on SO as well; please feel free to delete this when the team makes some official announcement here!)Arjan– Arjan2013-02-28 23:24:14 +00:00Commented Feb 28, 2013 at 23:24