1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/exec.zig b/src/exec.zig
index d7a88ecc..73413910 100644
--- a/src/exec.zig
+++ b/src/exec.zig
@@ -217,6 +217,28 @@ pub fn heldSelection(p: *Pardes, first: usize) ?[]const u8 {
     return null;
 }
 
+/// Where the selection `heldSelection` would give is, as acme's argument
+/// location (exec.c:162, getbytearg): `path:#q0,#q1` of a file pane's dot.
+pub fn heldSelectionPlace(p: *Pardes, first: usize, buf: []u8) ?[]const u8 {
+    var k: usize = 0;
+    while (k < p.panes.len + 2) : (k += 1) {
+        const i = switch (k) {
+            0 => first,
+            1 => p.active,
+            else => k - 2,
+        };
+        if (k > 0 and (i == first or (k > 1 and i == p.active))) continue;
+        const t = p.panes[i] orelse continue;
+        if (t.sel[sel_slot].state == .done) return null; // a pointer selection: no byte range kept
+        if ((t.body.vsel.active and t.body.vsel.explicit) or t.body.msel.active) {
+            const f = t.file orelse return null;
+            const d = @import("ninep/pane.zig").dotOf(t);
+            return std.fmt.bufPrint(buf, "{s}:#{d},#{d}", .{ f.path, d.q0, d.q1 }) catch null;
+        }
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
 /// A clicked word and the selection held for it, as one command line.
 pub fn withArg(p: *Pardes, txt: []const u8, arg: ?[]const u8) []const u8 {
     const a = std.mem.trim(u8, arg orelse return txt, " \t\r\n");