Aperture 3: Photos dragged to desktop are smaller

after editing a photo in A3, it's often most intuitive to simply drag it to the desktop -- except that photos dragged to the desktop are never the same size as the original; they're smaller! exported photos are the correct size (if you choose the correct options). but the export command is often overkill.
how do i tell aperture that when i drag a photo to the desktop, i want it to be full size? (please tell me this feature hasn't been omitted -- again.)

When you drag to the desktop you get your Previews. If you don't want them you need to export. Remember there is no "edited file" lurking somewhere, just the Original and the database records of your decisions. So, if you want something other than the Preview you'll need to export. That's just how it works.
Regards
TD

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