Re: Need an enabler for a bad habit.

[Mathias Dahl <brakjoller@gmail.com>]

martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at> writes:

> You probably want something like the below.  Replace
> `execute-extended-command' by whatever you need.
>
> (defun mouse-drag-region (start-event)
>   "Set the region to the text that the mouse is dragged over.
> Highlight the drag area as you move the mouse.
> This must be bound to a button-down mouse event.
> In Transient Mark mode, the highlighting remains as long as the mark
> remains active.  Otherwise, it remains until the next input event.
>
> If the click is in the echo area, run a command."
>   (interactive "e")
>   (let ((w (posn-window (event-start start-event))))
>     (if (and (window-minibuffer-p w)
> 	     (not (minibuffer-window-active-p w)))
> 	(save-excursion
> 	  ;; Swallow the up-event.
> 	  (read-event)
> 	  (call-interactively 'execute-extended-command))
>       ;; Give temporary modes such as isearch a chance to turn off.
>       (run-hooks 'mouse-leave-buffer-hook)
>       (mouse-drag-track start-event t))))

Hey, that's actually quite neat!  The only drawback I can see with it
is that it removes the "pop up the message buffer" function.