From: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com>
To: Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
Cc: 10165@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#10165: [PATCH] Allow setting corner in mouse avoidance mode.
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:04:43 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ty5cs1fo.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <878vmo8f0e.fsf@mail.jurta.org> (Juri Linkov's message of "Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:30:45 +0200")
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org> writes:
>>> Thanks. I think names like `frame-or-window' and `top-or-bottom-pos'
>>> are quite confusing.
>>
>> Yes, if you have better names tell me.
>
> I think better names would be similar to geometry specification
> like in (info "(emacs) Window Size X").
>
> Then we could have such names (with possible values):
>
> x-side `left' or `right'
> y-side `top' or `bottom'
> x-offset integer (positive, negative or zero)
> y-offset integer (positive, negative or zero)
Note that the code I wrote don't require negative arguments.
You just set the distance from one edge with a positive argument,
doesn't matter if it is right, left top or bottom.
> So for example it would be possible to customize
> `mouse-avoidance-banish-position' to the following setting:
>
> '((frame-or-window . frame)
> (x-side . right)
> (x-offset . 3)
> (y-side . bottom)
> (y-offset . -1))
Ok for this, except for negative integers.
> Also `frame-or-window' is too long name, but currently I have no idea
> what a shorter name would be better.
>
>>> But fortunately we could avoid them.
>>
>> Can you develop this?
>
> I think that instead of an alist it would be simpler to use a list
> with the fixed meaning of each list element. I mean something like:
>
> (defcustom mouse-avoidance-banish-position '(frame right 3 bottom -1)
> :type '(list (choice (const frame :tag "Relative to frame coordinates")
> (const window :tag "Relative to window coordinates"))
> (choice (const left :tag "Relative to left edge")
> (const right :tag "Relative to right edge"))
> (integer :tag "Horizontal offset")
> (choice (const top :tag "Relative to top edge")
> (const bottom :tag "Relative to bottom edge"))
> (integer :tag "Vertical offset")))
I prefer an alist, it is easier to understand.
--
Thierry
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-12-07 18:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-11-30 5:58 bug#10165: [PATCH] Allow setting corner in mouse avoidance mode Thierry Volpiatto
2011-11-30 6:05 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-11-30 9:32 ` Juri Linkov
2011-11-30 10:31 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-11-30 17:40 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-12-01 7:48 ` Juri Linkov
2011-12-01 8:45 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-12-02 7:30 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-12-02 7:36 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-12-02 10:52 ` Juri Linkov
2011-12-02 11:24 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-12-02 17:07 ` Juri Linkov
2011-12-02 17:35 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-12-03 8:58 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-12-03 9:26 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-12-05 10:52 ` Juri Linkov
2011-12-05 18:06 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-12-07 17:30 ` Juri Linkov
2011-12-07 18:04 ` Thierry Volpiatto [this message]
2011-12-07 19:52 ` Juri Linkov
2011-12-08 6:33 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2011-12-08 20:20 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-04-12 20:04 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2012-04-12 21:12 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2012-04-13 15:19 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2012-04-13 21:13 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2012-04-14 5:14 ` Thierry Volpiatto
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