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Cancel that wrong drag operation

 

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Have you ever started moving a component while designing your form and realized you selected the wrong component?
No doubt, you can think of other instances when you would like to cancel a design-time drag operation you've already begun. Here's a tip that let's you do just that.

After you've begun the drag but before you release the mouse button, press the Esc key. The control will snap back to its original position!

(Works with all Delphi versions)

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