I have a scrolling list field that has contents like:

name1
name2
nameA
name3
name4
name5
nameB
name6
name7
nameC
name8
etc.

the field has a custom property with the contents and a "type" for each name, so the data in the custom property look like:

code<tab>name1
code<tab>name2
folder<tab>nameA
code<tab>name3
code<tab>name4
code<tab>name5
folder<tab>nameB
code<tab>name6
code<tab>name7
folder<tab>nameC
code<tab>name8
etc.

The type for each line can be either 'code' or 'folder'. I am trying to craft code for the field script that supports dragging a line that is a 'code' or 'folder' onto a line that is a 'folder'. You can not drag a 'code' or 'folder' onto a 'code' line.

I have a dragStart, dragMove and dragEnd handlers, but something is off with my code with regard to autoscrolling the field. (the actual list of names is much longer than my example above). When dragging near the bottom of the field, I try to detect if I am within a textHeight of the bottom of the field (or top if scrolling up) and and scroll the field, but it is very jerky. The user must keep moving the mouse around slightly so that continual dragMove messages are sent and I have other problems with highlighting the destination line when you are over a 'folder' that you can drop on.

Does anyone have some "best practice" code for this capability that they would be willing to share? I admit coding drag and drop operations in LC is one of the areas I am least familiar with.

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