Re: making Wjed more Windows-friendly

[Guenter Milde <milde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 13:20:10 +0100 (CET) wrote Guido Gonzato <ggonza@xxxxxx>:

> ...  I got reports from users saying that Wjed is
> "confusing" because it doesn't behave like other Windows applications -
> namely, mouse selection and Ctrl-X, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V for cut/copy/paste.

> I tried out CUA mode, which is almost perfect. The only thing is, mouse
> selection is not equal to the usual Windows way; one has to hold down the
> shift key. So my question is: can CUA mode be made more Windows-ish?

The cua-mode that comes with jed is unfortunately no longer maintained.
I got a "go ahead" from the original author Reuben Thomas and created a new
version (to be found at jmr). (Unfortunately it did not make it to the main
distribution yet as it is not sufficiently tested and vowed for.)

Besides cua.sl for the main features, there is cuamouse.sl (which also can
be used independendly of the cua emulation):

% file cuamouse.sl
% A more cua-compatible mouse mode
% by Guenter Milde (g.milde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
% 
% What does it do:
% 
% In the Text:
% 
% Left click:
%    - no region defined: move point to mouse-cursor (mouse_goto_position)
%    - outside a region: undefine region
%    - inside a region: copy to selection and delete region ("pick")
%    
% Middle click:
%    - insert selection at mouse-cursor   
%    
% Right click:
%    - region defined: extend region to mouse-cursor
%    - no region defined: move point to mouse-cursor
%                      
% Left drag:
%    - define a region and copy to selection
% Middle drag:
%    - insert selection at mouse-point instead of point
% Right drag:
%  Planned:
%    - mark by lines (or, as original left drag: mark but leave point)
%  Currently: 
%    - as Left drag

It is beta code, open to changes on request. I am working with it for some
years now without problems but unfortunately, I have no means to test it on
Windows -- it should work but I am not sure of it.
 
> I have absolutely no time to try and tweak code myself, because I'm going
> to hospital in two days (I'll have my nasal septum and a few other facial
> bones fixed).

Good luck Guido. Could some Wjed user volunteer to test and report me the
mileage?

Günter

--
Milde at ife.et.tu-dresden.de



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