From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Juri Linkov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#38013: [PATCH] Rectangular region selection with mouse Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 01:07:43 +0200 Organization: LINKOV.NET Message-ID: <87tv6zpij8.fsf@mail.linkov.net> References: <9b9222ad-ead7-d0a0-0602-780d0680f070@gmx.at> <6bf229f4-c22f-c3c2-5158-5235f908de3c@gmx.at> <8ec84837-172c-1ce5-cab0-b4c96a86274e@gmx.at> <411EAB4E-B666-4263-8514-5F47391268B1@acm.org> <2df02c1f-fea4-f764-eba6-fd67de581755@gmx.at> <3b74a108-28e3-fd01-64a5-7c4302e3d979@gmx.at> <9A9D13F2-1F4F-4DD4-B92F-96FC4D91DFBD@acm.org> <83pni17x5b.fsf@gnu.org> <8B95D2D3-8E00-45BF-B57D-EFD49D79EB6A@acm.org> <83bltk95p7.fsf@gnu.org> <60DD9D65-C3F0-470E-8489-B333E1889D32@acm.org> <83ftio6lsy.fsf@gnu.org> <290E5E66-964B-4E29-B141-166447AD5556@acm.org> <175E5B2E-2256-4FCD-AA8E-9E5BC6DE7907@acm.org> <7d94fa94-94e4-46dc-8df0-c40ccf052ee9@default> <87imngub40.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <60fa6496-c057-b69d-21c1-3b1de85b4b9f@gmx.at> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="104665"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Cc: Mattias =?UTF-8?Q?Engdeg=C3=A5rd?= , 38013@debbugs.gnu.org To: martin rudalics Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Nov 20 00:22:27 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1iXCpG-000R09-Aq for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:22:26 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:52342 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1iXCpE-0006hA-D6 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:22:24 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:43845) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1iXCo9-0005kM-Mt for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:21:19 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iXCo7-0000jr-KE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:21:17 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:39902) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iXCnz-0000gi-Vx for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:21:09 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1iXCnz-0004Tr-P1 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:21:07 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Juri Linkov Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 23:21:07 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 38013 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch Original-Received: via spool by 38013-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B38013.157420566317167 (code B ref 38013); Tue, 19 Nov 2019 23:21:07 +0000 Original-Received: (at 38013) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Nov 2019 23:21:03 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48714 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1iXCnu-0004Sf-6K for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:21:03 -0500 Original-Received: from eastern.birch.relay.mailchannels.net ([23.83.209.55]:56667) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1iXCnr-0004S5-Td for 38013@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:21:00 -0500 X-Sender-Id: dreamhost|x-authsender|jurta@jurta.org Original-Received: from relay.mailchannels.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1EDE20B54; Tue, 19 Nov 2019 23:20:58 +0000 (UTC) Original-Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a94.g.dreamhost.com (100-96-4-107.trex.outbound.svc.cluster.local [100.96.4.107]) (Authenticated sender: dreamhost) by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 3B0C42122A; Tue, 19 Nov 2019 23:20:58 +0000 (UTC) X-Sender-Id: dreamhost|x-authsender|jurta@jurta.org Original-Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a94.g.dreamhost.com ([TEMPUNAVAIL]. [64.90.62.162]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384) by 0.0.0.0:2500 (trex/5.18.5); Tue, 19 Nov 2019 23:20:58 +0000 X-MC-Relay: Neutral X-MailChannels-SenderId: dreamhost|x-authsender|jurta@jurta.org X-MailChannels-Auth-Id: dreamhost X-Slimy-Desert: 5c8fcaa13a300be7_1574205658489_1190339703 X-MC-Loop-Signature: 1574205658489:1752202252 X-MC-Ingress-Time: 1574205658489 Original-Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a94.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pdx1-sub0-mail-a94.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA0827FC4D; Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:20:52 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=linkov.net; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type; s=linkov.net; bh=Vigxx9eEmWr2Frqevx7EwCdNYwg=; b= z5ccrdLdky72WgKZEBcvvI5SzZ/SgKbdO3/NnjLHQdV2U8AbVKVzLtJgo8QcyVx3 zVvl9OYjsFUSlWEfXAcbU8acPr1KN5HW3zxjZoCEeptLosQFbfzwmcjZAyzHOUBI pUL+yTbdwZMITd59sf9qM2m8208mI9kpnaBn5IJer0I= Original-Received: from mail.jurta.org (m91-129-102-1.cust.tele2.ee [91.129.102.1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: jurta@jurta.org) by pdx1-sub0-mail-a94.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E81347FC58; Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:20:49 -0800 (PST) X-DH-BACKEND: pdx1-sub0-mail-a94 In-Reply-To: <60fa6496-c057-b69d-21c1-3b1de85b4b9f@gmx.at> (martin rudalics's message of "Tue, 19 Nov 2019 08:57:15 +0100") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 209.51.188.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:172029 Archived-At: >> I agree. We need to use the same keys as in other applications: >> `C-down-mouse-1' to select the rectangular region, then move >> its current binding of `mouse-buffer-menu' to the context popup menu >> bound to `' like on all other applications. > > As I tried to explain before: Other applications use 'C-down-mouse-1' > for building non-contiguous regions that do _not_ necessarily form a > rectangle. Indeed Emacs could use the same 'C-down-mouse-1' to select non-contiguous regions. In fact the Emacs rectangular region is a special case of the non-contiguous region. So implementing the non-contiguous region selection would require just writing a pair of short functions. Regarding a mouse binding for the rectangular region selection, maybe 'C-M-down-mouse-1' still would be a good choice after all, while 'C-down-mouse-1' should be reserved for the more general non-contiguous region selection. Another variant is not to bind 'C-M-down-mouse-1', but use just 'mouse-1' after the rectangle selection mode is activated by its current key sequence 'C-x RET'.