Re: autoload syntax

[Ray Andrews <rayandrews@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 05/01/12 12:13 PM, Peter Stephenson wrote:

Hi Peter:
> On Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:35:07 -0800
> Ray Andrews<rayandrews@xxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> > I'm just working on my first C project in linux, it's a function for
> > moving the mouse pointer to various memorized positions via keystrokes.
> > Three questions:
> >
> > Can I  link this program with zsh the same way I do with a zsh function
> > so that it becomes part of the shell?
> You can add it as a module but I'm not sure it's going to help.
So I can link a C module the same as a shell function? Where
can I find out more about this?
> I suspect, in fact, you could probably write this as shell function.
> Various similar but not identical things have been done with terminals
> before.
I'm not surprised. I can't be the first guy who is bothered by
having to use the mouse to move between xterms.
> > As it is now, the various memorized positions for the mouse pointer are
> > stored in a file. Can I store them in a persistent array? As a
> > stand-alone utility I can see that this might be difficult, which is why
> > I'm hoping that  if the function becomes  part of the shell, an array
> > could be persistent.
> No, you still need to save it to a file.
... or I guess the environment should work.
> > How would I make it work in the gui as well as in a terminal? I want to
> > bind keys that will function regardless of which application is running.
> > I suspect that this would be done in metacity (Gnome).
> Certainly the shell can't help you here.  You'll need to investigate
> what types of bindings are available in Gnome.  KDE has global bindings,
> I seem to remember.  I don't use Gnome but I think metacity may be
> officially on the way out...
I've got it working quite well using metacity bindings, I can hotkey
between applications or xterms on either of my monitors, so I'm
happy enough.

Hey Peter, you never answered my email asking for more information
about zsh. I think I want to get involved.

Ray