Tickit::App::Plugin::EscapePrefix - 'Tickit' application plugin for Escape-prefixed shortcut keys

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  METHODS  apply  TODO  AUTHOR 

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NAME

"Tickit::App::Plugin::EscapePrefix" − "Tickit" application plugin for Escape−prefixed shortcut keys

SYNOPSIS

use Tickit;
use Tickit::App::Plugin::EscapePrefix;
my $tickit = Tickit−>new;
Tickit::App::Plugin::EscapePrefix−>apply( $tickit );
...
$tickit−>run;

DESCRIPTION

This package applies code to a Tickit instance to let it handle "<Escape >"−prefixed shortcut keys, by converting them into the equivalent "<M−...>" modified keys instead.

Once applied using the "apply" method, the plugin will consume any plain "<Escape>" keys typed at the terminal. If another key arrives soon afterwards, this key will be consumed and instead a new keypress event emitted that adds the "meta" modifier to it. For example, typing "<Escape> <a>" will instead emit the modified key "<M−a>" to the application. If no subsequent key arrives after a timeout of 3 seconds then the modification will not apply.

While the plugin is still pending anothey keypress to modify, a small indicator window will appear in the bottom left of the display, showing "ESC−" in a reverse−video style, to remind the user the keypress is pending.

METHODS

apply

Tickit::App::Plugin::EscapePrefix−>apply( $tickit )

Applies the plugin code to the given toplevel Tickit instance.

TODO

Much configuration − timeout; style, text and position of indicator window

AUTHOR

Paul Evans <[email protected]>

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