NAME¶

"Tickit::App::Plugin::EscapePrefix" - "Tickit" application plugin for Escape-prefixed shortcut keys

SYNOPSIS¶

   use Tickit;
   use Tickit::App::Plugin::EscapePrefix;
   my $tickit = Tickit->new;
   Tickit::App::Plugin::EscapePrefix->apply( $tickit );
   ...
   $tickit->run;

DESCRIPTION¶

This package applies code to a Tickit instance to let it handle "<Escape >"-prefixed shortcut keys, by converting them into the equivalent "<M-...>" modified keys instead.

Once applied using the "apply" method, the plugin will consume any plain "<Escape>" keys typed at the terminal. If another key arrives soon afterwards, this key will be consumed and instead a new keypress event emitted that adds the "meta" modifier to it. For example, typing "<Escape> <a>" will instead emit the modified key "<M-a>" to the application. If no subsequent key arrives after a timeout of 3 seconds then the modification will not apply.

While the plugin is still pending anothey keypress to modify, a small indicator window will appear in the bottom left of the display, showing "ESC-" in a reverse-video style, to remind the user the keypress is pending.

METHODS¶

   Tickit::App::Plugin::EscapePrefix->apply( $tickit )

TODO¶

AUTHOR¶

Paul Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk>