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Drag and drop from downloads panel to Outlook Web broken since recent update

louyike
louyike

Hello,

Since a recent update, I can no longer drag and drop files from the Firefox downloads panel directly into Outlook Web (webmail) as an email attachment. This used to work fine before.

Steps to reproduce: 1. Download a file (e.g. a PDF) 2. Open the downloads panel (the arrow icon in the toolbar) 3. Try to drag the file from the panel into the attachment area of a new email in Outlook Web 4. The file does not get attached — nothing happens

Expected behavior: the file should be attached to the email, as it was before.

Workaround: I have to open the downloads folder via the folder icon in the panel, then drag from Windows Explorer instead.

Firefox version: 150.0.2 (64-bit) OS: Windows Webmail: Outlook Web (outlook.office.com or outlook.com)

This is a regression, it worked in previous versions. Is there a fix planned?

Thank you.

Hello, Since a recent update, I can no longer drag and drop files from the Firefox downloads panel directly into Outlook Web (webmail) as an email attachment. This used to work fine before. Steps to reproduce: 1. Download a file (e.g. a PDF) 2. Open the downloads panel (the arrow icon in the toolbar) 3. Try to drag the file from the panel into the attachment area of a new email in Outlook Web 4. The file does not get attached — nothing happens Expected behavior: the file should be attached to the email, as it was before. Workaround: I have to open the downloads folder via the folder icon in the panel, then drag from Windows Explorer instead. Firefox version: 150.0.2 (64-bit) OS: Windows Webmail: Outlook Web (outlook.office.com or outlook.com) This is a regression, it worked in previous versions. Is there a fix planned? Thank you.

All Replies (3)

TyDraniu
TyDraniu
  • Top 10 Contributor

Could you install the Chrome mask extension and activate it for that website as a test? Thank you.

louyike
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TyDraniu said
Could you install the Chrome mask extension and activate it for that website as a test? Thank you.

same result

TyDraniu
TyDraniu
  • Top 10 Contributor

We've made some web compatibility changes to the drag&drop module in 150, but:

  1. Activating the “Chrome mask” extension should resolve the issue,
  2. There won't be a “fix”; websites will need to adjust their code. Previously, we had a separate code path, but now it works in Firefox just like in any other browser.
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