Ihor - Thanks for replying. Some initial reply thoughts.
> On Oct 20, 2024, at 2:51 AM, Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@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.
* 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
