Drag and drop quoting mechanism for use with discussion forums

摘要

A method of quoting content from a post in a discussion forum can include selecting content within a source post of the discussion forum and performing a drag operation. A representation of the selected content can be dragged in coordination with motion of an onscreen pointer. The method further can include inserting the selected content within an open reply form in the discussion forum upon termination of the drag operation.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
selecting content within a source post of a first page of a discussion forum provided by a server; performing a drag operation of the selected content; responsive to the drag operation, storing, within the server, a state of the first page of the discussion forum comprising the source post, wherein the state specifies which portions of the first page are visible; and during the drag operation, loading and displaying at least a second page of the discussion forum responsive to a user selection of a page navigation control during the drag operation.