fixes #297

use a buffered channel to queue events.
otherwise those events might get lost.

diff --git a/cmd/micro/micro.go b/cmd/micro/micro.go
index bdbfb33c529674842523ab90e2bb8c8b16a82d7e..e95b8cbfcc42f768e230aeb21d98e628082abc0a 100644 (file)
--- a/cmd/micro/micro.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/micro.go
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ func main() {
        LoadPlugins()
 
        jobs = make(chan JobFunction, 100)
-       events = make(chan tcell.Event)
+       events = make(chan tcell.Event, 100)
 
        for _, t := range tabs {
                for _, v := range t.views {
@@ -356,47 +356,56 @@ func main() {
                case event = <-events:
                }
 
-               switch e := event.(type) {
-               case *tcell.EventMouse:
-                       if e.Buttons() == tcell.Button1 {
-                               // If the user left clicked we check a couple things
-                               _, h := screen.Size()
-                               x, y := e.Position()
-                               if y == h-1 && messenger.message != "" && globalSettings["infobar"].(bool) {
-                                       // If the user clicked in the bottom bar, and there is a message down there
-                                       // we copy it to the clipboard.
-                                       // Often error messages are displayed down there so it can be useful to easily
-                                       // copy the message
-                                       clipboard.WriteAll(messenger.message, "primary")
-                                       continue
-                               }
+               for event != nil {
+                       switch e := event.(type) {
+                       case *tcell.EventMouse:
+                               if e.Buttons() == tcell.Button1 {
+                                       // If the user left clicked we check a couple things
+                                       _, h := screen.Size()
+                                       x, y := e.Position()
+                                       if y == h-1 && messenger.message != "" && globalSettings["infobar"].(bool) {
+                                               // If the user clicked in the bottom bar, and there is a message down there
+                                               // we copy it to the clipboard.
+                                               // Often error messages are displayed down there so it can be useful to easily
+                                               // copy the message
+                                               clipboard.WriteAll(messenger.message, "primary")
+                                               continue
+                                       }
 
-                               if CurView().mouseReleased {
-                                       // We loop through each view in the current tab and make sure the current view
-                                       // is the one being clicked in
-                                       for _, v := range tabs[curTab].views {
-                                               if x >= v.x && x < v.x+v.width && y >= v.y && y < v.y+v.height {
-                                                       tabs[curTab].curView = v.Num
+                                       if CurView().mouseReleased {
+                                               // We loop through each view in the current tab and make sure the current view
+                                               // is the one being clicked in
+                                               for _, v := range tabs[curTab].views {
+                                                       if x >= v.x && x < v.x+v.width && y >= v.y && y < v.y+v.height {
+                                                               tabs[curTab].curView = v.Num
+                                                       }
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
                        }
-               }
 
-               // This function checks the mouse event for the possibility of changing the current tab
-               // If the tab was changed it returns true
-               if TabbarHandleMouseEvent(event) {
-                       continue
-               }
+                       // This function checks the mouse event for the possibility of changing the current tab
+                       // If the tab was changed it returns true
+                       if TabbarHandleMouseEvent(event) {
+                               continue
+                       }
+
+                       if searching {
+                               // Since searching is done in real time, we need to redraw every time
+                               // there is a new event in the search bar so we need a special function
+                               // to run instead of the standard HandleEvent.
+                               HandleSearchEvent(event, CurView())
+                       } else {
+                               // Send it to the view
+                               CurView().HandleEvent(event)
+                       }
+
+                       select {
+                       case event = <-events:
+                       default:
+                               event = nil
+                       }
 
-               if searching {
-                       // Since searching is done in real time, we need to redraw every time
-                       // there is a new event in the search bar so we need a special function
-                       // to run instead of the standard HandleEvent.
-                       HandleSearchEvent(event, CurView())
-               } else {
-                       // Send it to the view
-                       CurView().HandleEvent(event)
                }
        }
 }