1 ;;; avoid.el --- make mouse pointer stay out of the way of editing
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5 ;; Author: Boris Goldowsky <boris@gnu.org>
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25 ;; For those who are annoyed by the mouse pointer obscuring text,
26 ;; this mode moves the mouse pointer - either just a little out of
27 ;; the way, or all the way to the corner of the frame.
28 ;; To use, load or evaluate this file and type M-x mouse-avoidance-mode .
29 ;; To set up permanently, put the following in your .emacs:
31 ;; (if (display-mouse-p) (mouse-avoidance-mode 'animate))
33 ;; Other legitimate alternatives include
34 ;; `banish', `exile', `jump', `cat-and-mouse', and `proteus'.
35 ;; They do somewhat different things.
36 ;; See the documentation for function `mouse-avoidance-mode' for
37 ;; details of the different modes.
39 ;; For added silliness, make the animatee animate...
40 ;; put something similar to the following into your .emacs:
42 ;; (if (eq window-system 'x)
43 ;; (mouse-avoidance-set-pointer-shape
44 ;; (eval (nth (random 4)
45 ;; '(x-pointer-man x-pointer-spider
46 ;; x-pointer-gobbler x-pointer-gumby)))))
48 ;; For completely random pointer shape, replace the setq above with:
49 ;; (setq x-pointer-shape (mouse-avoidance-random-shape))
51 ;; Bugs / Warnings / To-Do:
53 ;; - Using this code does slow Emacs down. "banish" mode shouldn't
54 ;; be too bad, and on my workstation even "animate" is reasonable.
56 ;; - It ought to find out where any overlapping frames are and avoid them,
57 ;; rather than always raising the frame.
60 ;; This code was helped by all those who contributed suggestions,
61 ;; fixes, and additions
62 ;; Joe Harrington (and his advisor), for the original inspiration.
63 ;; Ken Manheimer, for dreaming up the Protean mode.
64 ;; Richard Stallman, for the awful cat-and-mouse pun, among other things.
65 ;; Mike Williams, Denis Howe, Bill Benedetto, Chris Moore, Don Morris,
66 ;; Simon Marshall, and M.S. Ashton, for their feedback.
73 "Make mouse pointer stay out of the way of editing."
74 :prefix
"mouse-avoidance-"
78 (defcustom mouse-avoidance-mode nil
79 "Activate Mouse Avoidance mode.
80 See function `mouse-avoidance-mode' for possible values.
81 Setting this variable directly does not take effect;
82 use either \\[customize] or the function `mouse-avoidance-mode'."
83 :set
(lambda (symbol value
)
84 ;; 'none below prevents toggling when value is nil.
85 (mouse-avoidance-mode (or value
'none
)))
86 :initialize
'custom-initialize-default
87 :type
'(choice (const :tag
"none" nil
) (const banish
) (const jump
)
88 (const animate
) (const exile
) (const proteus
))
94 (defcustom mouse-avoidance-nudge-dist
15
95 "Average distance that mouse will be moved when approached by cursor.
96 Only applies in Mouse Avoidance mode `jump' and its derivatives.
97 For best results make this larger than `mouse-avoidance-threshold'."
101 (defcustom mouse-avoidance-nudge-var
10
102 "Variability of `mouse-avoidance-nudge-dist' (which see)."
106 (defcustom mouse-avoidance-animation-delay
.01
107 "Delay between animation steps, in seconds."
111 (defcustom mouse-avoidance-threshold
5
112 "Mouse-pointer's flight distance.
113 If the cursor gets closer than this, the mouse pointer will move away.
114 Only applies in Mouse Avoidance modes `animate' and `jump'."
118 ;; Internal variables
119 (defvar mouse-avoidance-state nil
)
120 (defvar mouse-avoidance-pointer-shapes nil
)
121 (defvar mouse-avoidance-n-pointer-shapes
0)
122 (defvar mouse-avoidance-old-pointer-shape nil
)
123 (defvar mouse-avoidance-animating-pointer nil
)
125 ;; This timer is used to run something when Emacs is idle.
126 (defvar mouse-avoidance-timer nil
)
130 (defsubst mouse-avoidance-set-pointer-shape
(shape)
131 "Set the shape of the mouse pointer to SHAPE."
132 (when (boundp 'x-pointer-shape
)
133 (setq x-pointer-shape shape
)
134 (set-mouse-color nil
)))
136 (defun mouse-avoidance-point-position ()
137 "Return the position of point as (FRAME X . Y).
138 Analogous to `mouse-position'."
139 (let ((edges (window-inside-edges))
140 (x-y (posn-x-y (posn-at-point))))
141 (cons (selected-frame)
143 (/ (car x-y
) (frame-char-width)))
145 (/ (cdr x-y
) (frame-char-height)))))))
147 ;(defun mouse-avoidance-point-position-test ()
149 ; (message (format "point=%s mouse=%s"
150 ; (cdr (mouse-avoidance-point-position))
151 ; (cdr (mouse-position)))))
153 (defun mouse-avoidance-set-mouse-position (pos)
154 ;; Carefully set mouse position to given position (X . Y)
155 ;; Ideally, should check if X,Y is in the current frame, and if not,
156 ;; leave the mouse where it was. However, this is currently
157 ;; difficult to do, so we just raise the frame to avoid frame switches.
158 ;; Returns t if it moved the mouse.
159 (let ((f (selected-frame)))
161 (set-mouse-position f
(car pos
) (cdr pos
))
164 (defun mouse-avoidance-too-close-p (mouse)
165 "Return t if mouse pointer and point cursor are too close.
166 MOUSE is the current mouse position as returned by `mouse-position'.
167 Acceptable distance is defined by `mouse-avoidance-threshold'."
168 (let* ((frame (car mouse
))
169 (mouse-y (cdr (cdr mouse
)))
170 (tool-bar-lines (frame-parameter nil
'tool-bar-lines
)))
172 (setq tool-bar-lines
0))
173 (if (and mouse-y
(< mouse-y tool-bar-lines
))
175 (let ((point (mouse-avoidance-point-position))
176 (mouse-x (car (cdr mouse
))))
177 (and (eq frame
(car point
))
179 (< (abs (- mouse-x
(car (cdr point
))))
180 mouse-avoidance-threshold
)
181 (< (abs (- mouse-y
(cdr (cdr point
))))
182 mouse-avoidance-threshold
))))))
184 (defun mouse-avoidance-banish-destination ()
185 "The position to which Mouse Avoidance mode `banish' moves the mouse.
186 You can redefine this if you want the mouse banished to a different corner."
187 (let* ((pos (window-edges)))
188 (cons (- (nth 2 pos
) 2)
191 (defun mouse-avoidance-banish-mouse ()
192 ;; Put the mouse pointer in the upper-right corner of the current frame.
193 (mouse-avoidance-set-mouse-position (mouse-avoidance-banish-destination)))
195 (defsubst mouse-avoidance-delta
(cur delta dist var min max
)
196 ;; Decide how far to move in either dimension.
197 ;; Args are the CURRENT location, the desired DELTA for
198 ;; warp-conservation, the DISTANCE we like to move, the VARIABILITY
199 ;; in distance allowed, and the MIN and MAX possible window positions.
200 ;; Returns something as close to DELTA as possible within the constraints.
201 (let ((L1 (max (- min cur
) (+ (- dist
) (- var
))))
202 (R1 (+ (- dist
) var
))
203 (L2 (+ dist
(- var
)))
204 (R2 (min (- max cur
) (+ dist var
))))
205 (if (< R1
(- min cur
)) (setq L1 nil R1 nil
))
206 (if (> L2
(- max cur
)) (setq L2 nil R2 nil
))
207 (cond ((and L1
(< delta L1
)) L1
)
208 ((and R1
(< delta R1
)) delta
)
209 ((and R1
(< delta
0)) R1
)
210 ((and L2
(< delta L2
)) L2
)
211 ((and R2
(< delta R2
)) delta
)
216 (defun mouse-avoidance-nudge-mouse ()
217 ;; Push the mouse a little way away, possibly animating the move.
218 ;; For these modes, state keeps track of the total offset that we've
219 ;; accumulated, and tries to keep it close to zero.
220 (let* ((cur (mouse-position))
221 (cur-frame (car cur
))
228 (deltax (mouse-avoidance-delta
229 (car cur-pos
) (- (random mouse-avoidance-nudge-var
)
230 (car mouse-avoidance-state
))
231 mouse-avoidance-nudge-dist mouse-avoidance-nudge-var
233 (deltay (mouse-avoidance-delta
234 (cdr cur-pos
) (- (random mouse-avoidance-nudge-var
)
235 (cdr mouse-avoidance-state
))
236 mouse-avoidance-nudge-dist mouse-avoidance-nudge-var
238 (setq mouse-avoidance-state
239 (cons (+ (car mouse-avoidance-state
) deltax
)
240 (+ (cdr mouse-avoidance-state
) deltay
)))
241 (if (or (eq mouse-avoidance-mode
'animate
)
242 (eq mouse-avoidance-mode
'proteus
))
244 (incr (max .1 (/ 1.0 mouse-avoidance-nudge-dist
))))
245 (setq mouse-avoidance-animating-pointer t
)
247 (mouse-avoidance-set-mouse-position
248 (cons (+ (car cur-pos
) (round (* i deltax
)))
249 (+ (cdr cur-pos
) (round (* i deltay
)))))
251 (if (eq mouse-avoidance-mode
'proteus
)
252 (mouse-avoidance-set-pointer-shape
253 (mouse-avoidance-random-shape)))
254 (sit-for mouse-avoidance-animation-delay
))
255 (setq mouse-avoidance-animating-pointer nil
))
256 (mouse-avoidance-set-mouse-position (cons (+ (car (cdr cur
)) deltax
)
257 (+ (cdr (cdr cur
)) deltay
))))))
259 (defun mouse-avoidance-random-shape ()
260 "Return a random cursor shape.
261 This assumes that any variable whose name begins with x-pointer- and
262 has an integer value is a valid cursor shape. You might want to
263 redefine this function to suit your own tastes."
264 (if (null mouse-avoidance-pointer-shapes
)
266 (setq mouse-avoidance-pointer-shapes
267 (mapcar (lambda (x) (symbol-value (intern x
)))
268 (all-completions "x-pointer-" obarray
271 (integerp (symbol-value x
)))))))
272 (setq mouse-avoidance-n-pointer-shapes
273 (length mouse-avoidance-pointer-shapes
))))
274 (nth (random mouse-avoidance-n-pointer-shapes
)
275 mouse-avoidance-pointer-shapes
))
277 (defun mouse-avoidance-ignore-p ()
278 (let ((mp (mouse-position)))
279 (or (not (frame-pointer-visible-p)) ; The pointer is hidden
280 (not cursor-type
) ; There's no cursor
281 executing-kbd-macro
; don't check inside macro
282 (null (cadr mp
)) ; don't move unless in an Emacs frame
283 (not (eq (car mp
) (selected-frame)))
284 ;; Don't do anything if last event was a mouse event.
285 ;; FIXME: this code fails in the case where the mouse was moved
286 ;; since the last key-press but without generating any event.
287 (and (consp last-input-event
)
288 (symbolp (car last-input-event
))
289 (let ((modifiers (event-modifiers (car last-input-event
))))
290 (or (memq (car last-input-event
)
291 '(mouse-movement scroll-bar-movement
292 select-window switch-frame
))
293 (memq 'click modifiers
)
294 (memq 'double modifiers
)
295 (memq 'triple modifiers
)
296 (memq 'drag modifiers
)
297 (memq 'down modifiers
)))))))
299 (defun mouse-avoidance-banish ()
300 (if (not (mouse-avoidance-ignore-p))
301 (mouse-avoidance-banish-mouse)))
303 (defun mouse-avoidance-exile ()
304 ;; For exile mode, the state is nil when the mouse is in its normal
305 ;; position, and set to the old mouse-position when the mouse is in exile.
306 (if (not (mouse-avoidance-ignore-p))
307 (let ((mp (mouse-position)))
308 (cond ((and (not mouse-avoidance-state
)
309 (mouse-avoidance-too-close-p mp
))
310 (setq mouse-avoidance-state mp
)
311 (mouse-avoidance-banish-mouse))
312 ((and mouse-avoidance-state
313 (not (mouse-avoidance-too-close-p mouse-avoidance-state
)))
314 (if (and (eq (car mp
) (selected-frame))
315 (equal (cdr mp
) (mouse-avoidance-banish-destination)))
316 (mouse-avoidance-set-mouse-position
317 ;; move back only if user has not moved mouse
318 (cdr mouse-avoidance-state
)))
319 ;; but clear state anyway, to be ready for another move
320 (setq mouse-avoidance-state nil
))))))
322 (defun mouse-avoidance-fancy ()
323 ;; Used for the "fancy" modes, ie jump et al.
324 (if (and (not mouse-avoidance-animating-pointer
)
325 (not (mouse-avoidance-ignore-p))
326 (mouse-avoidance-too-close-p (mouse-position)))
327 (let ((old-pos (mouse-position)))
328 (mouse-avoidance-nudge-mouse)
329 (if (not (eq (selected-frame) (car old-pos
)))
330 ;; This should never happen.
331 (apply 'set-mouse-position old-pos
)))))
334 (defun mouse-avoidance-mode (&optional mode
)
335 "Set Mouse Avoidance mode to MODE.
336 MODE should be one of the symbols `banish', `exile', `jump', `animate',
337 `cat-and-mouse', `proteus', or `none'.
339 If MODE is nil, toggle mouse avoidance between `none' and `banish'
340 modes. Positive numbers and symbols other than the above are treated
341 as equivalent to `banish'; negative numbers and `-' are equivalent to `none'.
343 Effects of the different modes:
344 * banish: Move the mouse to the upper-right corner on any keypress.
345 * exile: Move the mouse to the corner only if the cursor gets too close,
346 and allow it to return once the cursor is out of the way.
347 * jump: If the cursor gets too close to the mouse, displace the mouse
348 a random distance & direction.
349 * animate: As `jump', but shows steps along the way for illusion of motion.
350 * cat-and-mouse: Same as `animate'.
351 * proteus: As `animate', but changes the shape of the mouse pointer too.
353 Whenever the mouse is moved, the frame is also raised.
355 \(See `mouse-avoidance-threshold' for definition of \"too close\",
356 and `mouse-avoidance-nudge-dist' and `mouse-avoidance-nudge-var' for
357 definition of \"random distance\".)"
359 (list (intern (completing-read
360 "Select cursor avoidance technique (SPACE for list): "
361 '(("banish") ("exile") ("jump") ("animate")
362 ("cat-and-mouse") ("proteus") ("none"))
364 (if (eq mode
'cat-and-mouse
)
365 (setq mode
'animate
))
366 (if mouse-avoidance-timer
367 (cancel-timer mouse-avoidance-timer
))
368 (setq mouse-avoidance-timer nil
)
370 ;; Restore pointer shape if necessary
371 (if (eq mouse-avoidance-mode
'proteus
)
372 (mouse-avoidance-set-pointer-shape mouse-avoidance-old-pointer-shape
))
374 ;; Do additional setup depending on version of mode requested
375 (cond ((eq mode
'none
)
376 (setq mouse-avoidance-mode nil
))
380 (setq mouse-avoidance-timer
381 (run-with-idle-timer 0.1 t
'mouse-avoidance-fancy
))
382 (setq mouse-avoidance-mode mode
383 mouse-avoidance-state
(cons 0 0)
384 mouse-avoidance-old-pointer-shape
385 (and (boundp 'x-pointer-shape
) x-pointer-shape
)))
387 (setq mouse-avoidance-timer
388 (run-with-idle-timer 0.1 t
'mouse-avoidance-exile
))
389 (setq mouse-avoidance-mode mode
390 mouse-avoidance-state nil
))
391 ((or (eq mode
'banish
)
393 (and (null mode
) (null mouse-avoidance-mode
))
394 (and mode
(> (prefix-numeric-value mode
) 0)))
395 (setq mouse-avoidance-timer
396 (run-with-idle-timer 0.1 t
'mouse-avoidance-banish
))
397 (setq mouse-avoidance-mode
'banish
))
398 (t (setq mouse-avoidance-mode nil
)))
399 (force-mode-line-update))
401 ;; Most people who use avoid mode leave it on all the time, so it's not
402 ;; very informative to announce it in the mode line.
403 ;;(or (assq 'mouse-avoidance-mode minor-mode-alist)
404 ;; (setq minor-mode-alist (cons '(mouse-avoidance-mode " Avoid")
405 ;; minor-mode-alist)))
407 ;; Needed for custom.
408 (if mouse-avoidance-mode
409 (mouse-avoidance-mode mouse-avoidance-mode
))
411 ;;; avoid.el ends here