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Elias Naur 936c266b03 all: [API] split operation stack into per-state stacks
The op.Save and Load methods exist to support the need for
transformation, clip, pointer area state to behave as stacks. For
example, layout needs to apply an offset to its children but not
subsequent operations.

Before this change, op.Save and Load were used to save and restore the
state:

    ops := new(op.Ops)
    // Save state.
    state := op.Save(ops)
    // Apply offset.
    op.Offset(...).Add(ops)
    // Draw with offset applied.
    draw(ops)
    // Restore state.
    state.Load()

A drawback with the op.Save mechanism is that there is no direct
connection between the state change and the saving and loading of state.
This causes confusion as to when a Save/Load is needed and who is
responsible for performing them, which leads to subtle bugs and over-use
of Save/Loads.

This change gets rid of the general state stack and replaces it with
per-state stacks. There is now a stack for transformation, clip, pointer
areas, and they can only be restored by the code pushing state to them.
The example above now becomes:

    ops := new(op.Ops)
    // Push offset to the transformation stack.
    stack := op.Offset(...).Push(ops)
    // Draw with offset applied.
    draw(ops)
    // Restore state.
    stack.Pop()

For convenience, transformation also be Add'ed if the stack operation is
not required.

Simple state such as the current material no longer has a way to be
restored; it is assumed the client of a PaintOp adds their desired
material operation before it.

API change: replace op.Save/Load with explicit Push/Pop scopes for
op.TransformOps, pointer.AreaOps, clip.Ops.

To ease porting, this change retains a version of op.Save/Load that
saves and restores the transformation and clip stacks. It also retains
an Add method for clip.Op.

Signed-off-by: Elias Naur <mail@eliasnaur.com>
2021-10-08 17:21:56 +02:00

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// SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR MIT
/*
Package pointer implements pointer events and operations.
A pointer is either a mouse controlled cursor or a touch
object such as a finger.
The InputOp operation is used to declare a handler ready for pointer
events. Use an event.Queue to receive events.
Types
Only events that match a specified list of types are delivered to a handler.
For example, to receive Press, Drag, and Release events (but not Move, Enter,
Leave, or Scroll):
var ops op.Ops
var h *Handler = ...
pointer.InputOp{
Tag: h,
Types: pointer.Press | pointer.Drag | pointer.Release,
}.Add(ops)
Cancel events are always delivered.
Areas
The area operations are used for specifying the area where
subsequent InputOp are active.
For example, to set up a rectangular hit area:
r := image.Rectangle{...}
pointer.Rect(r).Add(ops)
pointer.InputOp{Tag: h}.Add(ops)
Note that areas compound: the effective area of multiple area
operations is the intersection of the areas.
Matching events
Areas form an implicit tree, with input handlers as leaves. The children of
an area is every area and handler added between its Push and corresponding Pop.
For example:
ops := new(op.Ops)
var h1, h2 *Handler
area := pointer.Rect(...).Push(ops)
pointer.InputOp{Tag: h1}.Add(Ops)
area.Pop()
area := pointer.Rect(...).Push(ops)
pointer.InputOp{Tag: h2}.Add(ops)
area.Pop()
implies a tree of two inner nodes, each with one pointer handler attached.
When determining which handlers match an Event, only handlers whose
areas contain the event position are considered. The matching
proceeds as follows.
First, the foremost area that contains the event is found. If no such area
exists, matching stops.
Then, every handler attached to the area or an area in the area stack is
matched with the event.
Third, If the area or any area in the area stack has pass-through enabled,
the matching repeats with the next foremost area.
In the example above, all events will go to h2 only even though both
handlers have the same area (the implicit area that fills the window).
Pass-through
The PassOp operations controls the pass-through setting. A handler's
pass-through setting is recorded along with the InputOp.
Pass-through handlers are useful for overlay widgets such as a hidden
side drawer. When the user touches the side, both the (transparent)
drawer handle and the interface below should receive pointer events.
Disambiguation
When more than one handler matches a pointer event, the event queue
follows a set of rules for distributing the event.
As long as the pointer has not received a Press event, all
matching handlers receive all events.
When a pointer is pressed, the set of matching handlers is
recorded. The set is not updated according to the pointer position
and hit areas. Rather, handlers stay in the matching set until they
no longer appear in a InputOp or when another handler in the set
grabs the pointer.
A handler can exclude all other handler from its matching sets
by setting the Grab flag in its InputOp. The Grab flag is sticky
and stays in effect until the handler no longer appears in any
matching sets.
The losing handlers are notified by a Cancel event.
For multiple grabbing handlers, the foremost handler wins.
Priorities
Handlers know their position in a matching set of a pointer through
event priorities. The Shared priority is for matching sets with
multiple handlers; the Grabbed priority indicate exclusive access.
Priorities are useful for deferred gesture matching.
Consider a scrollable list of clickable elements. When the user touches an
element, it is unknown whether the gesture is a click on the element
or a drag (scroll) of the list. While the click handler might light up
the element in anticipation of a click, the scrolling handler does not
scroll on finger movements with lower than Grabbed priority.
Should the user release the finger, the click handler registers a click.
However, if the finger moves beyond a threshold, the scrolling handler
determines that the gesture is a drag and sets its Grab flag. The
click handler receives a Cancel (removing the highlight) and further
movements for the scroll handler has priority Grabbed, scrolling the
list.
*/
package pointer