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Tickit-App-Plugin-EscapePrefix-0.02
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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 <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk>