1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/client/util/DragManager.ts b/src/client/util/DragManager.ts
index 367155c90..91ffab41d 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DragManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DragManager.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import * as globalCssVariables from "../views/globalCssVariables.scss";
 import { UndoManager } from "./UndoManager";
 import { SnappingManager } from "./SnappingManager";
 
-export type dropActionType = "alias" | "copy" | "move" | "same" | undefined; // undefined = move
+export type dropActionType = "alias" | "copy" | "move" | "same" | "none" | undefined; // undefined = move
 export function SetupDrag(
     _reference: React.RefObject<HTMLElement>,
     docFunc: () => Doc | Promise<Doc> | undefined,
@@ -129,9 +129,10 @@ export namespace DragManager {
         treeViewDoc?: Doc;
         dontHideOnDrop?: boolean;
         offset: number[];
-        dropAction: dropActionType;
+        userDropAction: dropActionType;     // the user requested drop action -- this will be honored as specified by modifier keys
+        defaultDropAction?: dropActionType;  // an optionally specified default drop action when there is no user drop actionl - this will be honored if there is no user drop action
+        dropAction: dropActionType;         // a drop action request by the initiating code.  the actual drop action may be different -- eg, if the request is 'alias', but the document is dropped within the same collection, the drop action will be switched to 'move'
         removeDropProperties?: string[];
-        userDropAction: dropActionType;
         moveDocument?: MoveFunction;
         removeDocument?: RemoveFunction;
         isSelectionMove?: boolean; // indicates that an explicitly selected Document is being dragged.  this will suppress onDragStart scripts
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ export namespace DragManager {
         };
         dragData.draggedDocuments.map(d => d.dragFactory); // does this help?  trying to make sure the dragFactory Doc is loaded
         StartDrag(eles, dragData, downX, downY, options, finishDrag);
+        return true;
     }
 
     // drag a button template and drop a new button 
@@ -319,6 +321,7 @@ export namespace DragManager {
     export let docsBeingDragged: Doc[] = [];
     export let CanEmbed = false;
     export function StartDrag(eles: HTMLElement[], dragData: { [id: string]: any }, downX: number, downY: number, options?: DragOptions, finishDrag?: (dropData: DragCompleteEvent) => void) {
+        if (dragData.dropAction === "none") return;
         const batch = UndoManager.StartBatch("dragging");
         eles = eles.filter(e => e);
         CanEmbed = false;
@@ -417,7 +420,7 @@ export namespace DragManager {
         const moveHandler = (e: PointerEvent) => {
             e.preventDefault(); // required or dragging text menu link item ends up dragging the link button as native drag/drop
             if (dragData instanceof DocumentDragData) {
-                dragData.userDropAction = e.ctrlKey && e.altKey ? "copy" : e.ctrlKey ? "alias" : undefined;
+                dragData.userDropAction = e.ctrlKey && e.altKey ? "copy" : e.ctrlKey ? "alias" : dragData.defaultDropAction;
             }
             if (e?.shiftKey && dragData.draggedDocuments.length === 1) {
                 dragData.dropAction = dragData.userDropAction || "same";