Move cursor by sliding on the space bar

Send key events for the left or right arrow as the finger slides on the
space bar.
Can be used to select text by holding shift. Works under Termux.

Events are sent linearly as the finger travels. The distance between
each events is defined from the swiping distance divided by 4.

'slider="true"' can be set on a key that have 'edgekeys="true"'.
'key2' and 'key3' represent the right and left keys.

res/xml/bottom_row.xml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <row height="0.95">
   <key width="1.8" key0="ctrl" key1="loc switch_greekmath" key2="loc meta" key4="switch_numeric"/>
   <key width="1.2" key0="fn" key1="loc alt" key2="change_method" key3="switch_emoji" key4="config"/>
-  <key width="4.0" key0="space" key1="switch_second" edgekeys="true"/>
+  <key width="4.0" key0="space" key1="switch_second" key3="left" key2="right" edgekeys="true" slider="true"/>
   <key width="1.2" key1="up" key2="right" key3="left" key4="down" edgekeys="true"/>
   <key width="1.8" key0="enter" key2="action"/>
 </row>

srcs/juloo.keyboard2/Config.java

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ final class Config
   // From the 'numpad_layout' option, also apply to the numeric pane.
   public boolean inverse_numpad = false;
   public float swipe_dist_px;
+  public float slide_step_px;
   public boolean vibrateEnabled;
   public long longPressTimeout;
   public long longPressInterval;
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ final class Config
     float swipe_scaling = Math.min(dm.widthPixels, dm.heightPixels) / 10.f * dpi_ratio;
     float swipe_dist_value = Float.valueOf(_prefs.getString("swipe_dist", "15"));
     swipe_dist_px = swipe_dist_value / 25.f * swipe_scaling;
+    slide_step_px = swipe_dist_px / 4.f;
     vibrateEnabled = _prefs.getBoolean("vibrate_enabled", true);
     longPressTimeout = _prefs.getInt("longpress_timeout", 600);
     longPressInterval = _prefs.getInt("longpress_interval", 65);

srcs/juloo.keyboard2/KeyboardData.java

@@ -285,9 +285,13 @@ class KeyboardData
     public final float shift;
     /** Put keys 1 to 4 on the edges instead of the corners. */
     public final boolean edgekeys;
+    /** Keys 2 and 3 are repeated as the finger moves laterally on the key.
+        Used for the left and right arrow keys on the space bar. */
+    public final boolean slider;
+    /** String printed on the keys. It has no other effect. */
     public final String indication;
 
-    protected Key(Corner k0, Corner k1, Corner k2, Corner k3, Corner k4, float w, float s, boolean e, String i)
+    protected Key(Corner k0, Corner k1, Corner k2, Corner k3, Corner k4, float w, float s, boolean e, boolean sl, String i)
     {
       key0 = k0;
       key1 = k1;
@@ -297,6 +301,7 @@ class KeyboardData
       width = w;
       shift = s;
       edgekeys = e;
+      slider = sl;
       indication = i;
     }
 
@@ -310,17 +315,18 @@ class KeyboardData
       float width = attribute_float(parser, "width", 1f);
       float shift = attribute_float(parser, "shift", 0.f);
       boolean edgekeys = attribute_bool(parser, "edgekeys", false);
+      boolean slider = attribute_bool(parser, "slider", false);
       String indication = parser.getAttributeValue(null, "indication");
       while (parser.next() != XmlPullParser.END_TAG)
         continue ;
-      return new Key(k0, k1, k2, k3, k4, width, shift, edgekeys, indication);
+      return new Key(k0, k1, k2, k3, k4, width, shift, edgekeys, slider, indication);
     }
 
     /** New key with the width multiplied by 's'. */
     public Key scaleWidth(float s)
     {
       return new Key(key0, key1, key2, key3, key4, width * s, shift, edgekeys,
-          indication);
+          slider, indication);
     }
 
     public KeyValue getKeyValue(int i)
@@ -350,12 +356,14 @@ class KeyboardData
         case 3: k3 = k; break;
         case 4: k4 = k; break;
       }
-      return new Key(k0, k1, k2, k3, k4, width, shift, edgekeys, indication);
+      return new Key(k0, k1, k2, k3, k4, width, shift, edgekeys, slider,
+          indication);
     }
 
     public Key withShift(float s)
     {
-      return new Key(key0, key1, key2, key3, key4, width, s, edgekeys, indication);
+      return new Key(key0, key1, key2, key3, key4, width, s, edgekeys, slider,
+          indication);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -464,7 +472,7 @@ class KeyboardData
     {
       return new Key(apply_key0(k.key0), apply(k.key1), apply(k.key2),
           apply(k.key3), apply(k.key4), k.width, k.shift, k.edgekeys,
-          k.indication);
+          k.slider, k.indication);
     }
 
     protected Corner apply_key0(Corner c)

srcs/juloo.keyboard2/Pointers.java

@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ public final class Pointers implements Handler.Callback
 
   public void onTouchDown(float x, float y, int pointerId, KeyboardData.Key key)
   {
+    // Ignore new presses while a sliding key is active. On some devices, ghost
+    // touch events can happen while the pointer travels on top of other keys.
+    if (isSliding())
+      return;
     // Don't take latched modifiers into account if an other key is pressed.
     // The other key already "own" the latched modifiers and will clear them.
     Modifiers mods = getModifiers(isOtherPointerDown());
@@ -198,11 +202,16 @@ public final class Pointers implements Handler.Callback
     // The position in a IME windows is clampled to view.
     // For a better up swipe behaviour, set the y position to a negative value when clamped.
     if (y == 0.0) y = -400;
-
     float dx = x - ptr.downX;
     float dy = y - ptr.downY;
-    float dist = Math.abs(dx) + Math.abs(dy);
 
+    if (ptr.sliding)
+    {
+      onTouchMove_sliding(ptr, dx);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    float dist = Math.abs(dx) + Math.abs(dy);
     int direction;
     if (dist < _config.swipe_dist_px)
     {
@@ -228,9 +237,21 @@ public final class Pointers implements Handler.Callback
       KeyValue newValue = getKeyAtDirection(ptr, direction);
       if (newValue != null && (ptr.value == null || !newValue.equals(ptr.value)))
       {
-        int old_flags = ptr.flags;
         ptr.value = newValue;
         ptr.flags = newValue.getFlags();
+        // Sliding mode is entered when key2 or key3 is down on a slider key.
+        if (ptr.key.slider)
+        {
+          switch (direction)
+          {
+            case 1:
+            case 8:
+            case 4:
+            case 5:
+              startSliding(ptr, dy);
+              break;
+          }
+        }
         _handler.onPointerDown(true);
       }
     }
@@ -287,6 +308,14 @@ public final class Pointers implements Handler.Callback
     _handler.onPointerFlagsChanged(shouldVibrate);
   }
 
+  boolean isSliding()
+  {
+    for (Pointer ptr : _ptrs)
+      if (ptr.sliding)
+        return true;
+    return false;
+  }
+
   // Key repeat
 
   /** Message from [_keyrepeat_handler]. */
@@ -344,6 +373,30 @@ public final class Pointers implements Handler.Callback
     return true;
   }
 
+  // Sliding
+
+  void startSliding(Pointer ptr, float initial_dy)
+  {
+    stopKeyRepeat(ptr);
+    ptr.sliding = true;
+    ptr.sliding_count = (int)(initial_dy / _config.slide_step_px);
+  }
+
+  /** Handle move events for sliding pointers. [dx] is distance travelled from
+      [downX]. */
+  void onTouchMove_sliding(Pointer ptr, float dx)
+  {
+    int count = (int)(dx / _config.slide_step_px);
+    if (count == ptr.sliding_count)
+      return;
+    KeyValue newValue = handleKV(
+        (count < ptr.sliding_count) ? ptr.key.key3 : ptr.key.key2,
+        ptr.modifiers);
+    ptr.sliding_count = count;
+    ptr.value = newValue;
+    if (newValue != null)
+      _handler.onPointerHold(newValue, ptr.modifiers);
+  }
 
   private static final class Pointer
   {
@@ -363,6 +416,10 @@ public final class Pointers implements Handler.Callback
     public int flags;
     /** Identify timeout messages. */
     public int timeoutWhat;
+    /** Whether the pointer is "sliding" laterally on a key. */
+    public boolean sliding;
+    /** Number of event already caused by sliding. */
+    public int sliding_count;
 
     public Pointer(int p, KeyboardData.Key k, KeyValue v, float x, float y, Modifiers m)
     {
@@ -375,6 +432,8 @@ public final class Pointers implements Handler.Callback
       modifiers = m;
       flags = (v == null) ? 0 : v.getFlags();
       timeoutWhat = -1;
+      sliding = false;
+      sliding_count = 0;
     }
   }