Fixed the problem where the only way to complete a grab/drop operation was to capture the MOUSE_CLICK directly. Solution was to move the mouse processing out of DNDLoot and only handle the MOUSE_MOVE/DRAG.

gui/dnd_loot.cpp

@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ namespace gui {
         $grab_source = start_grab($status_ui.$gui, data);
         if($grab_source) state(DNDState::INV_GRAB);
         break;
-      case MOUSE_DRAG_START:
-      case MOUSE_CLICK:
-        mouse_action(false);
-        break;
       default:
         state(DNDState::LOOTING);
     }
@@ -108,8 +104,8 @@ namespace gui {
     (void)data;
 
     switch(ev) {
-      case MOUSE_CLICK:
-      case MOUSE_DROP: {
+      case AIM_CLICK: {
+        fmt::println("IN INV_PICKUP AIM CLICK!");
         auto& grab = $status_ui.$gui.get<guecs::GrabSource>(*$grab_source);
         grab.commit();
         bool dropped = $status_ui.drop_item(grab.world_entity);
@@ -132,7 +128,6 @@ namespace gui {
         }
         break;
       case LOOT_ITEM:
-        dbc::log("PUT IT BACK!");
         break;
       default:
          handle_mouse(ev, $loot_ui.$gui);
@@ -183,37 +178,17 @@ namespace gui {
     }
   }
 
-  sf::Vector2f DNDLoot::mouse_position() {
-    return $window.mapPixelToCoords($router.position);
-  }
-
-  void DNDLoot::mouse_action(bool hover) {
-    sf::Vector2f pos = mouse_position();
-    $status_ui.mouse(pos.x, pos.y, hover);
-    if($loot_ui.active) $loot_ui.mouse(pos.x, pos.y, hover);
-  }
-
   void DNDLoot::handle_mouse(Event ev, guecs::UI& gui) {
     using enum Event;
 
     switch(ev) {
-      case MOUSE_CLICK:
-        mouse_action(false);
-        break;
       case MOUSE_DRAG:
       case MOUSE_MOVE: {
            if($grab_source) {
              auto& source = gui.get<guecs::GrabSource>(*$grab_source);
              source.move($window.mapPixelToCoords($router.position));
            }
-           mouse_action(true);
          } break;
-      case MOUSE_DRAG_START:
-           mouse_action(false);
-         break;
-      case MOUSE_DROP:
-         mouse_action(false);
-         break;
       default:
          break; // ignored
     }
@@ -234,8 +209,6 @@ namespace gui {
   void DNDLoot::render() {
     if($grab_source && $grab_sprite) {
       $window.draw(*$grab_sprite);
-    } else {
-      dbc::log("nothing to render!");
     }
   }
 

gui/dnd_loot.hpp

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ namespace gui {
       void INV_PICKUP(Event ev, std::any data);
 
       void handle_mouse(Event ev, guecs::UI& gui);
-      void mouse_action(bool hover);
       void render();
       void open();
       void close();

gui/fsm.cpp

@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ namespace gui {
         state(State::IN_COMBAT);
        } break;
       case STOP_COMBAT:
-        dbc::log("Exiting ATTACKING STATE");
         state(State::IDLE);
         break;
       case ATTACK:
@@ -118,10 +117,20 @@ namespace gui {
   }
 
   void FSM::LOOTING(Event ev, std::any data) {
+    using enum Event;
+
+    switch(ev) {
+      case MOUSE_DRAG_START:
+      case MOUSE_CLICK:
+      case MOUSE_DROP:
+        mouse_action(false);
+        break;
+      default:
         if(!$dnd_loot.event(ev, data)) {
           state(State::IDLE);
         }
     }
+  }
 
   void FSM::IDLE(Event ev, std::any data) {
     using enum Event;
@@ -278,6 +287,7 @@ namespace gui {
     if($debug_ui.active) $debug_ui.mouse(pos.x, pos.y, hover);
     $combat_ui.mouse(pos.x, pos.y, hover);
     $status_ui.mouse(pos.x, pos.y, hover);
+
     if($loot_ui.active) {
       $loot_ui.mouse(pos.x, pos.y, hover);
     } else {
@@ -459,7 +469,8 @@ namespace gui {
             fmt::println("clicked on a thing: {}", aimed_at);
             System::pickup($level, aimed_at);
           } else {
-            dbc::log("there's no thing there!");
+            fmt::println("SENDING AIM_CLICK");
+            event(Event::AIM_CLICK);
           }
           break;
         case eGUI::LOOT_ITEM: {

gui/fsm_events.hpp

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace gui {
     MOUSE_DRAG=21,
     MOUSE_DRAG_START=22,
     MOUSE_DROP=23,
-    KEY_PRESS=24
+    KEY_PRESS=24,
+    AIM_CLICK=25
   };
 }

gui/overlay_ui.cpp

@@ -16,17 +16,23 @@ namespace gui {
         );
   }
 
-  void OverlayUI::init() {
-    $gui.init();
-    auto bottom = $gui.entity("bottom");
-    $gui.set<Clickable>(bottom, {
+  inline void make_clickable_area(GameLevel& level, guecs::UI &gui, const std::string &name) {
+    auto area = gui.entity(name);
+
+    gui.set<Clickable>(area, {
       [&](auto ent, auto data) {
-          $level.world->send<Events::GUI>(
-              Events::GUI::AIM_CLICK, ent, data);
+        level.world->send<Events::GUI>(Events::GUI::AIM_CLICK, ent, data);
       }
     });
   }
 
+  void OverlayUI::init() {
+    $gui.init();
+    make_clickable_area($level, $gui, "top");
+    make_clickable_area($level, $gui, "middle");
+    make_clickable_area($level, $gui, "bottom");
+  }
+
   void OverlayUI::render(sf::RenderWindow& window) {
     $gui.render(window);
     // $gui.debug_layout(window);

systems.cpp

@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ void System::init_positions(World &world, SpatialMap &collider) {
           collider.insert(pos.location, ent);
         }
       } else {
-        fmt::println("System::init_positions for ent={}", ent);
         dbc::check(!inv.has(ent),
             fmt::format("!!! Entity {} is in player inventory and _also_ has a position in the world.", ent));