Navigate by using control + click
lazarus / 6-IDE-CodeTools

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chronozphere · 2011-04-03 16:00

Hey everyone,

Delphi allows you to easily navigate through your classes and type
definitions by using ctrl + click. Lazarus also supports ctrl+click
but it only allows you to jump from an implementation to a definition
and not the other way around. I know that you can use Ctrl + Shift +
Arrow up, but I prefer having one (easier) shortcut to jump around.

Would it be possible to add this? If I find the time, I would be
willing to work on it myself, but I don't know exactly how to set it
all up, and how the sourcecode of the source-editor is organized. Any
help or feedback on this suggestion is highly appreciated.

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laggyluk · 2012-12-05 17:49

bump.
I see that there is a possibility to define mouse actions in ide
options panel but 'jump to procedure definition' is missing from the
list. Is there another way to assign such action to ctrl+click (or
whatever+click)?

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Martin_fr · 2012-12-05 20:39

You can use the advanced mouse options. (unfold the "mouse" entry in
the tree)
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/IDE_Window:_EditorMouseOptionsAdvan
ced

Don't worry, looks more complicated than it is.

Set your normal options first. Once you use advanced, you can no
longer change them. Well you can, but that resets the advanced, and
you will have to do the advanced again.

For your case:
Prepare, in the normal mouse options:
- Assign an action(e.g. Paste) to the mouse button/control key combo
that you like
  e.g. ctrl-shift-left-mouse
In the advanced options:
- select the "Text" node (in the TreeView: All, Text, Selection, ...)
- Find the correct line in the big grid (right, upper grid / can be
sorted by clicking headers)
  You need to check button (left), and Shift (Y), Alt (N or -),
Ctrl(Y). 
  Option should show the action you had chosen).
  Up/Down may be either (You can later change it to "up"
- Double click that line. A new window will open

Now you can set:
- the action to "IDE command"
- Move Caret = yes
- In the Ide command dropdown: "Find Procedure Definition" or "Find
Procedure Method"
- Click should already be: Left, Single, Shift, Ctrl
  "Act on mouse up" should be on

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laggyluk · 2012-12-07 18:39

a bit complicated but worked  thanks a lot

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Martin_fr · 2012-12-07 18:45

Quote from: laggyluk on December 07, 2012, 07:39:59 pma bit
complicated but worked  thanks a lot

That is why the advanced options are usually folded away. They are
"advanced"

They where added, at a time where the normal options were even less
flexible. And there are just too many different things peopl[e want to
do by mouse.
They still do not cover everything though ...