Moving point after character when clicking latter half of it

[Moritz Maxeiner <mm@ucw.sh>]

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I am using emacs gtk gui alongside other graphical text editors (left to right text only).

In all of the ones I'm using (other than emacs), clicking with the mouse
on a character moves the point either in front of, or after that character,
depending on whether you clicked the left or right half of it.

In emacs, however, point seems to always be moved in front of the clicked character,
regardless of where on it you click. It would be great if emacs could (optionally) also
support the before/after behavior described above.

After delving into the code, it seems that this would need changes in C.
I have attached a proof of concept patch that changes emacs' behavior,
but it lacks an option mechanism. I also am not familiar enough
with what unintended consequences this change may have.

I am looking for feedback of whether this feature in general is something
that would be acceptable to have in emacs and if there are any pitfalls
this change may cause that I need to be aware of.

Best,
Moritz Maxeiner

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diff --git a/src/xdisp.c b/src/xdisp.c
index 763af7d3bc8..46611628d06 100644
--- a/src/xdisp.c
+++ b/src/xdisp.c
@@ -9905,6 +9905,7 @@ #define IT_RESET_X_ASCENT_DESCENT(IT)			\
 	  /* More than one glyph or glyph doesn't fit on line.  All
 	     glyphs have the same width.  */
 	  int single_glyph_width = it->pixel_width / it->nglyphs;
+	  int single_glyph_halfwidth = single_glyph_width / 2;
 	  int new_x;
 	  int x_before_this_char = x;
 	  int hpos_before_this_char = it->hpos;
@@ -9914,7 +9915,7 @@ #define IT_RESET_X_ASCENT_DESCENT(IT)			\
 	      new_x = x + single_glyph_width;
 
 	      /* We want to leave anything reaching TO_X to the caller.  */
-	      if ((op & MOVE_TO_X) && new_x > to_x)
+	      if ((op & MOVE_TO_X) && (x + single_glyph_halfwidth) > to_x)
 		{
 		  if (BUFFER_POS_REACHED_P ())
 		    {