***Easy Ctext Commenting***

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# easyCtextCommenting.tcl for [tG²]
# Copyright (C) 2012-2013 by Sedat Serper
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# Purpose       : set's bindings of ctext widget to enable user to insert or remove
#                 hash character by mouse control, assumes line numbers of ctext 
#                 widget is set visible
# Scripting & idea : Sedat Serper [SeS]
# Related wiki pages: http://wiki.tcl.tk/24080
# Implementation: easyCtextCommenting <ctext widget path>
# Usage         : click with button-3, drag along the line numbers to toggle hash character
# Note          : As implemented in Source Editor of tG² (C) 2011-2013
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# OVERQUAOTED VERSION (less preferred way of scripting)
proc easyCtextCommenting {wid} {
  set ::oLS 0
  set ::lineSelected -1
  eval "
    bind \$wid.l <ButtonPress-3> {
      set markChar \[$wid.l index @0,%y\]
      set ::lineSelected \[lindex \[split \$markChar .\] 0\]
      set ::lineSelected \[$wid.l get \$lineSelected.0 \$lineSelected.end\]
      set ::oLs -1
      $wid configure -autoseparators false
    }
    
    bind \$wid.l <ButtonRelease-3> {
      set ::lineSelected -1
      $wid configure -autoseparators true
    }
    
    bind \$wid.l <Motion> {
      if {\$::lineSelected >=0} {
        catch {
          set markChar \[$wid.l index @0,%y\]
          set ::lineSelected \[lindex \[split \$markChar .\] 0\]
          set ::lineSelected \[$wid.l get \$lineSelected.0 \$lineSelected.end\]
          if {\$::oLs != \$::lineSelected} {
            set ::oLs \$::lineSelected
            if {\[$wid get \$::oLs.0 \$::oLs.1\] != \"\#\"} {
              $wid insert \$::oLs.0 \#
            } else {
              $wid delete \$::oLs.0 \$::oLs.1
            }
          }
        }
      }
    } 
  "
}


# BRACED VERSION (more preferred way of scripting)
proc easyCtextCommenting {wid {sensButton 3}} {
  set ::oLS 0
  set ::lineSelected -1
  bind $wid.l <ButtonPress-$sensButton> {
      set markChar [%W index @0,%y]
      set ::lineSelected [lindex [split $markChar .] 0]
      set ::lineSelected [%W get $lineSelected.0 $lineSelected.end]
      set ::oLs -1
      [file rootname %W] configure -autoseparators false
  }
    
  bind $wid.l <ButtonRelease-$sensButton> {
    set ::lineSelected -1
    [file rootname %W] configure -autoseparators true
  }
    
  bind $wid.l <Motion> {
    if {$::lineSelected >=0} {
      catch {
        set markChar [%W index @0,%y]
        set ::lineSelected [lindex [split $markChar .] 0]
        set ::lineSelected [%W get $lineSelected.0 $lineSelected.end]
        if {$::oLs != $::lineSelected} {
          set ::oLs $::lineSelected
          if {[[file rootname %W] get $::oLs.0 $::oLs.1] != "#"} {
            [file rootname %W] insert $::oLs.0 #
          } else {
            [file rootname %W] delete $::oLs.0 $::oLs.1
          }
        }
      }
    }
  } 
}
  
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# Test code (tested with ActiveState's tcl/tk v8.4.19 on a Win Vista machine)
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package require ctext
pack [ctext .ct] -expand 1 -fill both
easyCtextCommenting .ct

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