Re: [RP] mouse control

[fist_187]

Joe Corneli wrote:
> I can see how mouse control of ratpoison would work better if you use
> the GIMP regularly than it would if your interface of choice is
> fullscreen Emacs.

before i wrote this, i had no idea that the ratpoison community was 
mostly fullscreen-text-window users.  i was pretty surprised myself when 
i saw how little the rest of you use the mouse.  personally, i got into 
rp for the framsets.  its a dream to have windows open with the exact 
size and in the exact place that i want them.  plus, it can open and 
organize complex workspaces like GIMP (and all its toolwindows) with 
just a simple script.  i mean, i drooled so hard that i forgot i even 
had a keyboard.

> Personally, I have a hard time getting over the IRONY of the idea of
> mouse control in ratpoison!  

so did i, believe me... it took a week to get the balls to actually 
suggest it.  sort of reminiscent of bob dylan at the newport folk 
festival, whipping out the electric guitar.  come on guys, its about the 
music!

> But what the heck, here is an idea I had that would work well with a
> scrollwheel mouse and just as well with the keyboard.
> ...
> With some functionality like this (and similarly for frames) and the
> ability to bind actions to mouse keys, you would probably be very
> happy, yes?

absouletely.

the only real extensions to ratpoison that i'm suggesting are the 
ability to recognize (and bind to) mouse clicks, and the ability to 
figure out what frame is under the pointer.  then, ratpoison's existing 
:command set can do the rest.

-ian