Some users find it useful; especially developers, as it helps them is loading HTML files from the local system. For some users like me, this behavior is highly risky and could be risky and lead you to data loss. A bug was filed against this behavior on Chromium a few years ago, but so far nothing has been done to fix this. Recently, Google and Microsoft are working together to fix the issue. Eric Lawrence, Microsoft Edge developer added tiny changes to Chromium 85.0.4163.0 and shared details about the changes coming to Chrome and Edge that are going to solve the problem via tweet.
Chrome Drag-Drop file will open in New Tab Page
Starting with Chrome v85.0.4165.0 and Edge 85.0.541.0 in the canary channel out of the box, whenever you drag-drop file in the content area of the browser, instead of opening it in the current tab, it will open in the new tab page. You can also open the file in the same tab by dropping the file on the tab area available at the top of the browser.
Both companies are testing the feature in Chromium v85 and it is expected that feature will be rolled to stable build by the end of August.
What are your thoughts about this weird drag-drop behavior in Chrome and Edge browser? Are affected by this and looking at the above-discussed solution for a long time? Let us know your opinion in the comments.
