GNU bug report logs - #4892
compute_motion, mouse_position

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: David Reitter <david.reitter <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:20:21 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: David Reitter <david.reitter <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 4892 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#4892: compute_motion, mouse_position
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:46:17 -0500

> I've run into problems with mouse-position and compute-motion while
> debugging the broken drag&drop mechanism for faces in the NS port.
> These problems are probably not specific to NS.

Both sound like generic bugs, indeed.

Until they get fixed, I recommend you try and use posn-at-point and
posn-at-x-y rather than compute-motion, whenever possible.
For mouse-position, try to use the position info included in input
(mouse) events instead.


        Stefan
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