(comint-highlight-input, comint-highlight-face):

New user options.
(comint-input-ring-file-name): Change custom type.
(comint-mode-map): Bind mouse-2.
(comint-insert-clicked-input): New function.
(comint-send-input): Handle input highlighting.

diff --git a/lisp/comint.el b/lisp/comint.el
index d4d3ceda5d663d83bd39b40a546991a133ec297d..429eb2d11f4ab8d87af612c27519febbc6351e0c 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/comint.el
+++ b/lisp/comint.el
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ;;; comint.el --- general command interpreter in a window stuff
 
-;; Copyright (C) 1988, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1988, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000
+;;     Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 ;; Author: Olin Shivers <shivers@cs.cmu.edu> then
 ;;     Simon Marshall <simon@gnu.org>
@@ -201,6 +202,17 @@ This variable is buffer-local."
                 (other :tag "on" t))
   :group 'comint)
 
+(defcustom comint-highlight-input t
+  "*If non-nil, highlight input; also allow choosing previous input with a mouse.
+See also `comint-highlight-face'."
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'comint)
+
+(defcustom comint-highlight-face 'bold
+  "*Face to use to highlight input when `comint-highlight-input' is non-nil."
+  :type 'face
+  :group 'comint)
+
 (defcustom comint-input-ignoredups nil
   "*If non-nil, don't add input matching the last on the input ring.
 This mirrors the optional behavior of bash.
@@ -214,7 +226,8 @@ This variable is buffer-local."
 See also `comint-read-input-ring' and `comint-write-input-ring'.
 
 This variable is buffer-local, and is a good thing to set in mode hooks."
-  :type 'boolean
+  :type '(choice (const :tag "nil" nil)
+                file)
   :group 'comint)
 
 (defcustom comint-scroll-to-bottom-on-input nil
@@ -519,6 +532,10 @@ Entry to this mode runs the hooks on `comint-mode-hook'."
   (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-n" 'comint-next-prompt)
   (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-p" 'comint-previous-prompt)
   (define-key comint-mode-map "\C-c\C-d" 'comint-send-eof)
+  ;; Mouse Buttons:
+  ;; Note, if you change this, you will have to change
+  ;; comint-insert-clicked-input as well
+  (define-key comint-mode-map [mouse-2] 'comint-insert-clicked-input)
   ;; Menu bars:
   ;; completion:
   (define-key comint-mode-map [menu-bar completion] 
@@ -715,6 +732,33 @@ buffer.  The hook `comint-exec-hook' is run after each exec."
     (if changed
        (set-process-coding-system proc decoding encoding))
     proc))
+
+
+(defun comint-insert-clicked-input (event)
+  "In a comint buffer, set the current input to the clicked-on previous input."
+  (interactive "e")
+  ;; This won't play nicely with other overlays...
+  (let ((overs (overlays-at (posn-point (event-end event)))))
+    ;; do we have input in this area?
+    (if overs
+       (let ((input-str (buffer-substring (overlay-start (car overs))
+                                          (overlay-end (car overs)))))
+         (if (not (comint-after-pmark-p))
+             (error "Not at command line"))
+         (delete-region 
+          ;; Can't use kill-region as it sets this-command
+          (or  (marker-position comint-accum-marker)
+               (process-mark (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))))
+          (point))       
+         (insert input-str))
+      ;; fall back to the user's previous definition if we aren't
+      ;; on previous input region (note, if you change [mouse-2]
+      ;; to something else, you should also change the default
+      ;; keybinding above)
+      (let ((fun (lookup-key global-map [mouse-2])))
+       (if fun
+           (call-interactively fun event nil))))))
+  
 \f
 ;; Input history processing in a buffer
 ;; ===========================================================================
@@ -1328,6 +1372,15 @@ Similarly for Soar, Scheme, etc."
              (ring-insert comint-input-ring history))
          (run-hook-with-args 'comint-input-filter-functions
                              (concat input "\n"))
+         (let ((beg (marker-position pmark))
+               (end (1- (point))))
+           (when (and comint-highlight-input
+                      ;; handle a special case
+                      (not (> beg end)))
+             (let ((over (make-overlay beg end)))
+               (overlay-put over 'face comint-highlight-face)
+               (overlay-put over 'mouse-face 'highlight)               
+               (overlay-put over 'evaporate t))))
          (setq comint-save-input-ring-index comint-input-ring-index)
          (setq comint-input-ring-index nil)
          ;; Update the markers before we send the input