From: Charles Choi <kickingvegas@gmail.com>
To: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>, Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Insert reference to Org table cell or cell range from region selection (w/without mouse)
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:24:28 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <FE824DDA-C981-411C-9BC9-3AAEABC1485C@gmail.com> (raw)
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Ihor -
Thanks for replying. Some initial reply thoughts.
> On Oct 20, 2024, at 2:51 AM, Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> wrote:
>
> It would be nice if you summarized the feature request in a few
> sentences in the email. The link may or may not be available for future
> readers in 10+ years from now.
Understood. I’ll prepare a more formal RFC in a forthcoming email.
> As we briefly discussed during the meetup, I believe that we can
> integrate mouse support into M-x org-table-edit-formulas:
> - when in fedit buffer, clicking/dragging on the original table should
> insert reference into the formula buffer
>
In trying to understand better what mouse support means, I’ve tried to formalize this with a state machine as described below. Is this proposed behavior along the lines of what you were thinking?
* Proposed Mouse Region to Org Table Reference Behavior
Described below is a proposed state machine description of mapping a region or rectangle defined by a mouse to an Org table reference.
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* States
*** s1: point in org table
Initial state where the point in inside an Org table.
Dev note: this is existing behavior.
*** s2: point in ✳︎Edit Formulas✳︎ buffer
After calling ~org-table-edit-formulas~, point is moved into a new buffer named ✳︎Edit Formulas✳︎.
Dev note: this is existing behavior.
*** s3: dynamically calculate reference
Upon transition *t2* (a down-mouse event) an Org table field reference is generated and inserted into the ✳︎Edit Formulas✳︎ buffer.
As the mouse is dragged (transition *t3*), the Org table reference is dynamically regenerated and inserted into the ✳︎Edit Formulas✳︎ buffer.
Note that the current point is in the buffer where the text region (or rectangle) is defined.
Dev note: this is new behavior. I do not know enough about Emacs event handling to implement the above.
*** s4: move point back
Upon completion of a defined text region or rectangle, the point is moved back to the end of the inserted table reference in ✳︎Edit Formulas✳︎.
Dev note: this is new behavior. I do not know enough about Emacs event handling to implement the above.
** Transitions
*** t1: org-table-edit-formulas
The command ~org-table-edit-formulas~ is called.
*** t2: down-mouse-1 on table cell
Either the ~down-mouse-1~ or ~C-M down-mouse-1~ event is made.
*** t3: drag-mouse-1 to define region
The mouse is dragged immediately after a *t2* event.
*** t4: move point back
An up mouse event immediately after a *t3* event.
Thanks and best regards -
Charles
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-10-21 16:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-10-20 0:28 Request for comment: Adding feature to calculate Org table reference from selected text region Charles Choi
2024-10-20 9:51 ` [RFC] Insert reference to Org table cell or cell range from region selection (w/without mouse) Ihor Radchenko
2024-10-21 16:24 ` Charles Choi [this message]
2024-10-22 17:39 ` Ihor Radchenko
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