Display status message containing URL for five seconds when launching.

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/README b/README
index d0f79ea..85e9bb8 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -62,4 +62,5 @@ The backspace key erases the last number typed, if there is one.
 
 When a URL is launched, all overlay windows are removed and the cursor
 position is restored to where it was in the terminal window before
-url-picker was invoked.
+url-picker was invoked.  The url launched is displayed on the bottom
+row of the terminal window for five seconds.
diff --git a/url-picker b/url-picker
index 7c52855..7cb6407 100644
--- a/url-picker
+++ b/url-picker
@@ -36,16 +36,7 @@ sub on_user_command {
     }
 
     if ($num < 1) {
-      my $ermsg = $self->overlay(0,-1,35,1,urxvt::OVERLAY_RSTYLE,0);
-      $ermsg->set(0,0,"url-picker: no URLs found on screen");
-      $self->{ermsg} = $ermsg;
-      $self->{timer} = urxvt::timer
-                         ->new
-                         ->after (5)
-                         ->cb (sub {
-                                     $self->{ermsg} = ();
-                                     $self->{timer} = ();
-                                   });
+      $self->status_msg("url-picker: no URLs found on screen");
     } else {
       my $url_picker = {};
       $url_picker->{prompt} = $self->overlay(
@@ -129,9 +120,23 @@ sub launch {
   $self->screen_cur($p->{crow},$p->{ccol});
   $self->{url_picker} = ();
   my $launcher = $self->{launcher};
+  $self->status_msg($href);
   $self->exec_async ($launcher,$href);
 }
 
+sub status_msg {
+  my ($self, $msg) = @_;
+  $self->{url_picker_msg} = $self->overlay(0,-1,length($msg),1,urxvt::OVERLAY_RSTYLE,0);
+  $self->{url_picker_msg}->set(0,0,$msg);
+  $self->{url_picker_timer} = urxvt::timer
+                            ->new
+                            ->after (5)
+                            ->cb (sub {
+                                     $self->{url_picker_msg} = ();
+                                     $self->{url_pickertimer} = ();
+                                   });
+}
+
 sub on_key_release {
   my ($self, $event, $keysym) = @_;
   $self->{url_picker};