Re: [dev] [surf] key configuration (config.h) patch

From: Enno Boland (Gottox) <gottox_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 13:54:31 +0200

nice work. I added this patch. Nevertheless, I'm sure it can be
simplified. Maybe through changing the UI a little bit.

Nevertheless. Thank you :)
2009/9/6 quaker4lyf <quaker4lyf_AT_gmail.com>:
> Hello,
>
> I recently discovered surf, and was attracted to the conciseness of
> it's code. From the dev mailing list archives, I think I recall Gottox
> (or someone) saying there was no plans to add a config.h way of
> customising surf. And looking at the code [keypress()] I can see why,
> it would add complexity to wrap webkit and gdk functions. But I think
> customising key bindings through the source code would interfere with
> people wanting to write and submit patches. I really want to see surf
> improve, so I went ahead and added the config.h feature.
>
> I modelled it after dwm, and I noticed for the feature to be flexible,
> I had to modify the api of many functions to take in an Arg argument.
> I didn't want to change the api, but I think it's a change in the
> right direction. I didn't add Arg to every function, only the ones
> specified in config.h, if Gottox merges this patch into the trunk,
> I'll make changes to the remaining functions.
>
> I wrote some wrappers to webkit and gdk calls. Also, I modified
> load_uri() a little because I didn't want a wrapper that just loads
> the url from bar and hides bar, also to demonstrate that "chaining"
> commands is possible (see attached config.h).
>
> The enum Keypressmode is sorta not pretty, but I used it to preserve
> semantics of original keypress(). Also I was thinking it could be used
> to add a modal feature (like vim or uzbl).
>
> Thanks
>

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