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# Module `mouse`

awesome mouse API.

The mouse buttons are represented as index. The common ones are:

It is possible to be notified of mouse events by connecting to various client, `widget`s and wibox signals:

- `mouse::enter`
- `mouse::leave`
- `mouse::press`
- `mouse::release`
- `mouse::move`

It is also possible to add generic mouse button callbacks for clients, `wiboxe`s and the root window. Those are set in the default rc.lua as such:

root:

    root.buttons(awful.util.table.join(
        awful.button({ }, 3, function () mymainmenu:toggle() end),
        awful.button({ }, 4, awful.tag.viewnext),
        awful.button({ }, 5, awful.tag.viewprev)
    ))

client:

    clientbuttons = awful.util.table.join(
        awful.button({ }, 1, function (c) client.focus = c; c:raise() end),
        awful.button({ modkey }, 1, awful.mouse.client.move),
        awful.button({ modkey }, 3, awful.mouse.client.resize)
    )

See also mousegrabber

### Info:

- Copyright: 2008-2009 Julien Danjou
- Author: Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info>

## Functions

object_under_pointer () | Get the client or any object which is under the pointer.
awful.mouse.client.move (c, snap, finished_cb) | Move a client.
awful.mouse.wibox.move (w) | Move the wibox under the cursor.
awful.mouse.client.resize (c, corner[, args={}]) | Resize a client.
coords ([coords_table=nil[, silent=nil]]) | Get or set the mouse coords.

## Object properties

screen | The screen under the cursor
current_client | Get the client currently under the mouse cursor.
current_wibox | Get the wibox currently under the mouse cursor.
current_widgets | Get the widgets currently under the mouse cursor.
current_widget | Get the topmost widget currently under the mouse cursor.
current_widget_geometry | Get the current widget geometry.
current_widget_geometries | Get the current widget geometries.
is_left_mouse_button_pressed | True if the left mouse button is pressed.
is_right_mouse_button_pressed | True if the right mouse button is pressed.
is_middle_mouse_button_pressed | True if the middle mouse button is pressed.

## Request handlers

awful.mouse.resize_handler | Default handler for `request::geometry` signals with "mouse.resize" context.

## Theme variables

beautiful.snap_bg | The snap outline background color.
beautiful.snap_border_width | The snap outline width.
beautiful.snap_shape | The snap outline shape.

## Deprecated functions

awful.mouse.client_under_pointer | Get the client object under the pointer.
awful.mouse.client.dragtotag.border | Move a client to a tag by dragging it onto the left / right side of the screen.
awful.mouse.client.corner | Get a client corner coordinates.

## Fields

awful.mouse.snap.default_distance | The default snap distance.
awful.mouse.snap.edge_enabled | Enable screen edges snapping.
awful.mouse.snap.client_enabled | Enable client to client snapping.
awful.mouse.drag_to_tag.enabled | Enable changing tag when a client is dragged to the edge of the screen.

## lib.awful.mouse.resize Functions

beautiful.cursor_mouse_resize | The resize cursor name.
beautiful.cursor_mouse_move | The move cursor name.
awful.mouse.resize.set_mode (m) | Set the resize mode.
awful.mouse.resize.add_enter_callback (cb, context) | Add an initialization callback.
awful.mouse.resize.add_move_callback (cb, context) | Add a "move" callback.
awful.mouse.resize.add_leave_callback (cb, context) | Add a "leave" callback This callback is executed just before the mousegrabber stop

## lib.awful.mouse.snap Functions

awful.mouse.snap (c, snap, x, y, fixed_x, fixed_y) | Snap a client to the closest client or screen edge.

## Functions

Methods

object_under_pointer ()
  Get the client or any object which is under the pointer.

  ### Returns:

  client.object or nil A client or nil.
awful.mouse.client.move (c, snap, finished_cb)
  Move a client.
  - c The client to move, or the focused one if nil.
  - snap The pixel to snap clients.
  - finished_cb Deprecated, do not use
awful.mouse.wibox.move (w)
  Move the wibox under the cursor.
  - w wibox The wibox to move, or none to use that under the pointer
awful.mouse.client.resize (c, corner[, args={}])
  Resize a client.
  - c The client to resize, or the focused one by default.
  - corner string The corner to grab on resize. Auto detected by default.
  - args table A set of awful.placement arguments (default {})

  ### Returns:

  string The corner (or side) name
coords ([coords_table=nil[, silent=nil]])

  Get or set the mouse coords.

  Usage example output:

      235

  - coords_table None or a table with x and y keys as mouse coordinates.
    - x integer The mouse horizontal position (default nil)
    - y integer The mouse vertical position (default nil)
  - silent boolean Disable mouse::enter or mouse::leave events that could be triggered by the pointer when moving. (default false)

  ### Returns:

  1. integer table.x The horizontal position
  2. integer table.y The vertical position
  3. table table.buttons Table containing the status of buttons, e.g. field [1] is true when button 1 is pressed.

  ### Usage:

      -- Get the position
      print(mouse.coords().x)
      -- Change the position
      mouse.coords {
          x = 185,
          y = 10
      }

## Object properties

screen
  The screen under the cursor

  ### Type:

  - screen
current_client
  Get the client currently under the mouse cursor.

  ### Type:

  - The client or nil client
current_wibox
  Get the wibox currently under the mouse cursor.

  ### Type:

  - The wibox or nil wibox
current_widgets
  Get the widgets currently under the mouse cursor.

  ### Type:

  - list nil or table The widget list
current_widget
  Get the topmost widget currently under the mouse cursor.

  ### Type:

  - widget widget or nil The widget

  ### See also:

  current_widget_geometry
current_widget_geometry
  Get the current widget geometry.

  ### Type:

  - The optional table geometry.

  ### See also:

  current_widget
current_widget_geometries
  Get the current widget geometries.

  ### Type:

  - A optional table list of geometry tables.

  ### See also:

  current_widgets
is_left_mouse_button_pressed
  True if the left mouse button is pressed.

  ### Type:

  - boolean
is_right_mouse_button_pressed
  True if the right mouse button is pressed.

  ### Type:

  - boolean
is_middle_mouse_button_pressed
  True if the middle mouse button is pressed.

  ### Type:

  - boolean

## Request handlers

awful.mouse.resize_handler
  Default handler for `request::geometry` signals with "mouse.resize" context.

  ### Arguments:

  - c client The client
  - context string The context
  - hints table The hints to pass to the handler (default {})

## Theme variables

beautiful.snap_bg
  The snap outline background color.

  ### Type:

  - color color, string, gradient or pattern
beautiful.snap_border_width
  The snap outline width.

  ### Type:

  - integer
beautiful.snap_shape
  The snap outline shape.

  ### Type:

  - shape function A gears.shape compatible function

## Deprecated functions

awful.mouse.client_under_pointer
  Get the client object under the pointer.

  ### See also:

  current_client
awful.mouse.client.dragtotag.border
  Move a client to a tag by dragging it onto the left / right side of the screen.

  ### param:

  - c The client to move
awful.mouse.client.corner
  Get a client corner coordinates.

  ### param:

  - c client The client to get corner from, focused one by default. (default client.focus)
  - corner string The corner to use: auto, topleft, topright, bottomleft, bottomright, left, right, top bottom. Default is auto, and auto find the nearest corner.

## Fields

awful.mouse.snap.default_distance
  The default snap distance.
  - default_distance integer (default 8)

  ### See also:

  awful.mouse.snap
awful.mouse.snap.edge_enabled
  Enable screen edges snapping.
awful.mouse.snap.client_enabled
  Enable client to client snapping.
awful.mouse.drag_to_tag.enabled
  Enable changing tag when a client is dragged to the edge of the screen.

## lib.awful.mouse.resize Functions

beautiful.cursor_mouse_resize
  The resize cursor name.

  ### Type:

  - cursor string (default cross)
beautiful.cursor_mouse_move
  The move cursor name.

  ### Type:

  - cursor string (default fleur)
awful.mouse.resize.set_mode (m)
  Set the resize mode. The available modes are:
  - live: Resize the layout everytime the mouse moves.
  - after: Resize the layout only when the mouse is released.

  Some clients, such as XTerm, may lose information if resized too often.

  - m string The mode
awful.mouse.resize.add_enter_callback (cb, context)
  Add an initialization callback. This callback will be executed before the mouse grabbing starts.
  - cb function The callback (or nil)
  - context string The callback context
awful.mouse.resize.add_move_callback (cb, context)
  Add a "move" callback. This callback is executed in "after" mode (see set_mode) instead of applying the operation.
  - cb function The callback (or nil)
  - context string The callback context
awful.mouse.resize.add_leave_callback (cb, context)
  Add a "leave" callback This callback is executed just before the mousegrabber stop
  - cb function The callback (or nil)
  - context string The callback context

## lib.awful.mouse.snap Functions

awful.mouse.snap (c, snap, x, y, fixed_x, fixed_y)
  Snap a client to the closest client or screen edge.
  - c The client to snap.
  - snap The pixel to snap clients.
  - x The client x coordinate.
  - y The client y coordinate.
  - fixed_x True if the client isn't allowed to move in the x direction.
  - fixed_y True if the client isn't allowed to move in the y direction.

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