Direct manipulation refers to the OS/2 object mobility. That is, it refers to the OS/2 user capability of moving an object from one container to another by dragging an object icon from a source container and dropping it on a target container. Direct manipulation methods allow you to specify how objects that are directly effected by such a move communicate with each other. This chapter outlines the protocols of direct manipulation with respect to their interactions with the Workplace Shell.


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