[PATCH RFC] hgweb: code selection without line numbers in file source view

[Alexander Plavin]

2013/7/3 Laurens Holst <laurens.nospam at grauw.nl>:
> Op 03-07-13 14:05, Martin Geisler schreef:
>
> Alexander Plavin <me at aplavin.ru> writes:
>
> (You're top-posting. It is more convenient if you put your comments
> after the thing they apply to.)
>
> In this case the whole lines are links, which makes it impossible to
> select a random region (at least I couldn't do it) and isn't a good
> thing anyway as for me. Also, both embedded and leading tabs are lost
> on copy (tried several times, as you state the opposite, but same
> result).
>
> Okay, you have a good point about the links making the text
> un-selectable. What do you think about the version below where we use
> JavaScript to install a click handler? I can mark text anywhere and when
> doing so the URL is updated to include the relevant ID, so that one can
> copy-paste the URL.
>
>
> If it fixes the copy/pasting of white space, sounds great.
>
> However, in terms of the click handling, I’d like to refer to my earlier
> mail:
>
> http://selenic.com/pipermail/mercurial-devel/2013-May/051431.html
>
> “ I don’t like that the screen jumps when you select something. I like to
> select where I’m reading so I don’t lose track, and this heavily interferes
> with that. It would be better if only clicking on the line number would
> change the target.”

Using this strategy there are no unexpected jumps. You can look at
this at hg.aplavin.ru :)

>
> I think the way Alexander implemented the click handler after that was nice.
>
> ~Laurens
>