Time for some tech-support

A simple question: How do I drag and drop text in Kontact and Konqueror? I can drag and drop text from Kate, Kword, oo.org and host of other apps, but I can't drag and drop text from Kontact or Konqueror. Yes, I know how to copy text (middle mouse-button, ctrl+c, you name it), but dragging and dropping doesn't work.

the reason I'm asking is that I'm using Basket (basket.kde.org), and I would love to be able to drag and drop text in to it. I could use the middle mouse-button, but dragging and dropping seems so much more intuitive. And for some reason it doesn't work in Kontact or Konqueror. Any reason why?