Re: expose built-in hotkey functions to the command line

[Ethan A M. <merritt@u.washington.edu>]

On Saturday 12 July 2008, Petr Mikulik wrote:
> > > > > bind Right "if (GPVAL_SPLOT) builtin_rotate_right; \
> > > > > 	else set xrange [GPVAL_X_MIN+100:GPVAL_X_MAX+100]; reread"
> > > > > 
> > > > > I propose to move the "builtin_" functions from the default "bind" command 
> > > > > among other functions callable from the command line.


> > > For other terminals, the behaviour does not make  
> > > good sense. Then it can change the parameters but not call replot. I think 
> > > the interactive terminals can be distinguished by presence of set_cursor() 
> > > function.
> > > 
> > > I think it could be useful to add flag GPVAL_TERM_INTERACTIVE = {0|1} in 
> > > order to distinguish these terminals. 
> > 
> > I think that is the wrong mechanism.
> > If it is a terminal property it should be a terminal flag:
> > 
> >    if (term->flags | TERM_INTERACTIVE) ...
> > 
> > except that there already is a global TBOOLEAN that would probably serve:
> > 
> >    if (mouse_setting.on) ...
> 
> Then this needs a change to terminals -- I would agree on this.

I was thinking that you could simply have the new functions test whether mousing
is active:
     arrow_right( ...)
     {
         if (!mouse_setting.on) return;
         ...
     }

That would not need any change to the terminal drivers.

-- 
Ethan A Merritt