[RFC] nconf bug fixes and improvements

From: Cheng Renquan
Date: Mon Aug 29 2011 - 05:10:28 EST


bug fixes:
1) char dialog_input_result[256]; is not enough for config item like:
CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="iwlwifi-100-5.ucode iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode
iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode iwlwifi-4965-2.ucode iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode
iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode iwlwifi-5150-2.ucode iwlwifi-6000-4.ucode
iwlwifi-6000g2a-5.ucode iwlwifi-6000g2b-5.ucode iwlwifi-6050-4.ucode
iwlwifi-6050-5.ucode radeon/CEDAR_me.bin radeon/CEDAR_pfp.bin
radeon/CEDAR_rlc.bin radeon/CYPRESS_me.bin radeon/CYPRESS_pfp.bin
radeon/CYPRESS_rlc.bin radeon/JUNIPER_me.bin radeon/JUNIPER_pfp.bin
radeon/JUNIPER_rlc.bin radeon/R600_rlc.bin radeon/R700_rlc.bin
radeon/REDWOOD_me.bin radeon/REDWOOD_pfp.bin radeon/REDWOOD_rlc.bin"

the original nconf just stack overflow / crashed when dealing with
longer than 256 bytes strings; Since the original menuconfig also just
uses a fixed length buffer [MAX_LEN=2048] which works for the years,
here I just append a 0 make it work in the easiest way; if required,
it could also be changed to a dynamically allocated buffer;

char dialog_input_result[MAX_LEN + 1];

2) memmove's 3rd argument should be len-cursor_position+1, the
original len+1 may cause segment fault in theory;
memmove(&result[cursor_position+1],
&result[cursor_position],
- len+1);
+ len-cursor_position+1);

3) typo:

- mvprintw(0, 0, "unknow key: %d\n", res);
+ mvprintw(0, 0, "unknown key: %d\n", res);


improvement:
1) its original conf_string doesn't work with longer string values
(longer than its dialog box width), not at all
(or may work in an invisible way if anyone has tried that)
Here I added a new variable cursor_form_win to record that new state:
cursor of the input box; and make it fun:
when you move cursor to almost left/right edge, it auto adjust text
to center, by half prompt box width;

2) Remove KEY_UP as RIGHT and KEY_DOWN as LEFT,
Add Home/End to locate the string begin/end;
Emacs-like key bind (C-a/C-e as Home/End, C-f/C-b as forward/backward);
this keybind I'd like but may be controversial, it could be
discussed and separated;

This is just [Request for Comments], it just works here on one of my
distributor kernels,
if anyone may think it's useful, please feedback and I would like to
split it into
patch series and rebase to linus latest branch;

Thanks,

--- /mnt/static/usr/src/linux-3.0-gentoo-r1/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c 2011-07-21
19:17:23.000000000 -0700
+++ /mnt/dynamic/usr/src/linux-3.0-gentoo-r1/scripts/kconfig/nconf.c 2011-08-28
18:08:05.699883340 -0700
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ static void conf_choice(struct menu *men
static void conf_string(struct menu *menu)
{
const char *prompt = menu_get_prompt(menu);
- char dialog_input_result[256];
+ char dialog_input_result[2560];

while (1) {
int res;
--- /mnt/static/usr/src/linux-3.0-gentoo-r1/scripts/kconfig/nconf.gui.c 2011-07-21
19:17:23.000000000 -0700
+++ /mnt/dynamic/usr/src/linux-3.0-gentoo-r1/scripts/kconfig/nconf.gui.c 2011-08-28
18:00:56.441862565 -0700
@@ -367,7 +367,15 @@ int dialog_inputbox(WINDOW *main_window,
int i, x, y;
int res = -1;
int cursor_position = strlen(init);
+ int cursor_form_win;

+ if (strlen(init) +80 > result_len) {
+ (void) attrset(attributes[FUNCTION_HIGHLIGHT] | A_BLINK);
+ mvprintw(0, 0, "result_len(%d) not enough to contain
init_strlen(%d) in %s:%d:%s\n",
+ result_len, strlen(init),
+ __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
+ flash();
+ }

/* find the widest line of msg: */
prompt_lines = get_line_no(prompt);
@@ -405,7 +413,11 @@ int dialog_inputbox(WINDOW *main_window,
fill_window(prompt_win, prompt);

mvwprintw(form_win, 0, 0, "%*s", prompt_width, " ");
- mvwprintw(form_win, 0, 0, "%s", result);
+ cursor_form_win = min(cursor_position, prompt_width-1);
+ mvwprintw(form_win, 0, 0, "%s",
+ result + cursor_position-cursor_form_win);
+ mvprintw(0, 0, "cursor_position=%d, cursor_form_win=%d, prompt_width=%d\n",
+ cursor_position, cursor_form_win, prompt_width);

/* create panels */
panel = new_panel(win);
@@ -416,6 +428,8 @@ int dialog_inputbox(WINDOW *main_window,
touchwin(win);
refresh_all_windows(main_window);
while ((res = wgetch(form_win))) {
+ mvprintw(0, 0, "got key: %d\n", res);
+
int len = strlen(result);
switch (res) {
case 10: /* ENTER */
@@ -431,6 +445,13 @@ int dialog_inputbox(WINDOW *main_window,
&result[cursor_position],
len-cursor_position+1);
cursor_position--;
+ if (cursor_form_win < 5
+ && cursor_position > 5)
+ cursor_form_win += prompt_width/2;
+ else
+ cursor_form_win--;
+ if (cursor_form_win > cursor_position)
+ cursor_form_win = cursor_position;
}
break;
case KEY_DC:
@@ -440,16 +461,41 @@ int dialog_inputbox(WINDOW *main_window,
len-cursor_position+1);
}
break;
- case KEY_UP:
+ case 6: /* Ctrl-F */
case KEY_RIGHT:
- if (cursor_position < len &&
- cursor_position < min(result_len, prompt_width))
+ if (cursor_position < len) {
cursor_position++;
+ if (cursor_form_win > prompt_width-5
+ && cursor_position < len-5)
+ cursor_form_win -= prompt_width/2;
+ else
+ cursor_form_win++;
+ if (cursor_form_win < min(cursor_position, prompt_width-1) -
(len-cursor_position))
+ cursor_form_win = min(cursor_position, prompt_width-1) -
(len-cursor_position);
+ }
break;
- case KEY_DOWN:
+ case 2: /* Ctrl-B */
case KEY_LEFT:
- if (cursor_position > 0)
+ if (cursor_position > 0) {
cursor_position--;
+ if (cursor_form_win < 5
+ && cursor_position > 5)
+ cursor_form_win += prompt_width/2;
+ else
+ cursor_form_win--;
+ if (cursor_form_win > cursor_position)
+ cursor_form_win = cursor_position;
+ }
+ break;
+ case 1: /* Ctrl-A */
+ case KEY_HOME:
+ cursor_position = 0;
+ cursor_form_win = 0;
+ break;
+ case 5: /* Ctrl-E */
+ case KEY_END:
+ cursor_position = len;
+ cursor_form_win = min(cursor_position, prompt_width-1);
break;
default:
if ((isgraph(res) || isspace(res)) &&
@@ -457,19 +503,24 @@ int dialog_inputbox(WINDOW *main_window,
/* insert the char at the proper position */
memmove(&result[cursor_position+1],
&result[cursor_position],
- len+1);
+ len-cursor_position+1);
result[cursor_position] = res;
cursor_position++;
+ if (cursor_form_win < prompt_width-1)
+ cursor_form_win++;
} else {
- mvprintw(0, 0, "unknow key: %d\n", res);
+ mvprintw(0, 0, "unknown key: %d\n", res);
}
break;
}
+ mvprintw(0, 0, "got key: %d, cursor_position=%d, cursor_form_win=%d\n",
+ res, cursor_position, cursor_form_win);
wmove(form_win, 0, 0);
wclrtoeol(form_win);
mvwprintw(form_win, 0, 0, "%*s", prompt_width, " ");
- mvwprintw(form_win, 0, 0, "%s", result);
- wmove(form_win, 0, cursor_position);
+ mvwprintw(form_win, 0, 0, "%s",
+ result + cursor_position-cursor_form_win);
+ wmove(form_win, 0, cursor_form_win);
touchwin(win);
refresh_all_windows(main_window);


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Cheng Renquan (çäå)
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