-- mod-version:1 -- lite-xl 2.00 --[[ dragdropselected.lua provides basic drag and drop of selected text (in same document) version: 20200627_133351 originally by SwissalpS TODO: use OS drag and drop events TODO: change mouse cursor when duplicating TODO: add dragging image --]] local DocView = require "core.docview" local core = require "core" local keymap = require "core.keymap" -- helper function for on_mouse_pressed to determine if mouse down is in selection -- iLine is line number where mouse down happened -- iCol is column where mouse down happened -- iSelLine1 is line number where selection starts -- iSelCol1 is column where selection starts -- iSelLine2 is line number where selection ends -- iSelCol2 is column where selection ends local function isInSelection(iLine, iCol, iSelLine1, iSelCol1, iSelLine2, iSelCol2) if iLine < iSelLine1 then return false end if iLine > iSelLine2 then return false end if (iLine == iSelLine1) and (iCol < iSelCol1) then return false end if (iLine == iSelLine2) and (iCol > iSelCol2) then return false end return true end -- isInSelection -- override DocView:on_mouse_moved local on_mouse_moved = DocView.on_mouse_moved function DocView:on_mouse_moved(x, y, ...) local sCursor = nil -- make sure we only act if previously on_mouse_pressed was in selection if self.bClickedIntoSelection then -- show that we are dragging something sCursor = 'hand' -- check for modifier to duplicate -- (may want to set a flag as this only needs to be done once) -- TODO: make image to drag with and/or hand over to OS dnd event if not keymap.modkeys['ctrl'] then -- TODO: maybe check if moved at all and only delete then or -- as some editors do, only when dropped. I do like it going -- instantly as that reduces the travel-distance. self.doc:delete_to(0) --sCursor = 'arrowWithPlus' -- 'handWithPlus' end -- calculate line and column for current mouse position local iLine, iCol = self:resolve_screen_position(x, y) -- move text cursor self.doc:set_selection(iLine, iCol) -- update scroll position self:scroll_to_line(iLine, true) end -- if previously clicked into selection -- hand off to 'old' on_mouse_moved() on_mouse_moved(self, x, y, ...) -- override cursor as needed if sCursor then self.cursor = sCursor end end -- DocView:on_mouse_moved -- override DocView:on_mouse_pressed local on_mouse_pressed = DocView.on_mouse_pressed function DocView:on_mouse_pressed(button, x, y, clicks) -- no need to proceed if not left button or has no selection if ('left' ~= button) or (not self.doc:has_selection()) or (1 < clicks) then return on_mouse_pressed(self, button, x, y, clicks) end -- convert pixel coordinates to line and column coordinates local iLine, iCol = self:resolve_screen_position(x, y) -- get selection coordinates local iSelLine1, iSelCol1, iSelLine2, iSelCol2 = self.doc:get_selection(true) -- set flag for on_mouse_released and on_mouse_moved() methods to detect dragging self.bClickedIntoSelection = isInSelection(iLine, iCol, iSelLine1, iSelCol1, iSelLine2, iSelCol2) if self.bClickedIntoSelection then -- stash selection for inserting later self.sDraggedText = self.doc:get_text(self.doc:get_selection()) else -- let 'old' on_mouse_pressed() do whatever it needs to do on_mouse_pressed(self, button, x, y, clicks) end end -- DocView:on_mouse_pressed -- override DocView:on_mouse_released() local on_mouse_released = DocView.on_mouse_released function DocView:on_mouse_released(button) if self.bClickedIntoSelection then -- insert stashed selected text at current position self.doc:text_input(self.sDraggedText) -- unset stash and flag(s) TODO: self.sDraggedText = '' self.bClickedIntoSelection = nil end -- hand over to old handler on_mouse_released(self, button) end -- DocView:on_mouse_released