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InkWell does not expose callbacks for handling tertiary taps #129058

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InkWell does not expose callbacks for handling tertiary taps#129058
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@Craftplacer
Craftplacer
opened on Jun 17, 2023

Is there an existing issue for this?

Use case

In my app, I want to replicate the behavior of opening content in another view via the middle mouse button. I'm not quite sure if Material intends a ripple effect to be shown for the middle mouse button but in this case I thought to put it in my existing InkWell for now. I see that #62788 has implemented middle mouse button clicks (tertiary taps) but the PR author failed to update potentially related widgets.

Proposal

Expose and handle following callbacks:

  • onTertiaryTap
  • onTertiaryTapUp
  • onTertiaryTapDown
  • onTertiaryTapCancel

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  1. Craftplacer commented on Jun 17, 2023

    @Craftplacer
    Craftplacer
    on Jun 17, 2023
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    Side note: I am slightly worried about the API complexity as it is right now because we're introducing 4 callbacks for each pointer device button. A drawing tablet stylus can have up to 3 buttons and a mouse up to 5 buttons. Are there any plans to refactor/simplify/future-proof these interfaces?

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  3. darshankawar commented on Jun 19, 2023

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    on Jun 19, 2023
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    The said methods are exposed / available for GestureDetector class but not for InkWell currently.

    https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/material/InkWell/InkWell.html

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  5. Craftplacer commented on Jun 21, 2023

    @Craftplacer
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    on Jun 21, 2023
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    Related: #115641

  6. HansMuller commented on Jun 21, 2023

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    on Jun 21, 2023
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    CC @Renzo-Olivares

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  12. Renzo-Olivares commented on Mar 19, 2024

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    on Mar 19, 2024
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    Hi @Craftplacer, I think given a specific widget and use-case we would welcome a PR to add tertiary tap support. I do recognize that this callback pattern doesn't scale well, and is definitely something that requires a re-visit in the future. One potential solution I can think of is providing the button type in the details object provided to a callback. If I find some time I'll explore this, but anyone is also welcome to try.

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    Add tertiary tap callbacks to InkResponse and InkWell

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    Add tertiary tap callbacks to InkResponse and InkWell

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    [material_ui] Add tertiary tap callbacks to InkResponse and InkWell (f…

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