Add a preference to turn off the selection popup bar

src/pyj/read_book/prefs/main.pyj

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from read_book.prefs.colors import commit_colors, create_colors_panel
 from read_book.prefs.fonts import commit_fonts, create_fonts_panel
 from read_book.prefs.head_foot import commit_head_foot, create_head_foot_panel
 from read_book.prefs.keyboard import commit_keyboard, create_keyboard_panel
+from read_book.prefs.selection import commit_selection, create_selection_panel
 from read_book.prefs.scrolling import commit_scrolling, create_scrolling_panel
 from read_book.prefs.layout import commit_layout, create_layout_panel
 from read_book.prefs.misc import commit_misc, create_misc_panel
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ class Prefs:
         ci(_('Styles'), 'user_stylesheet', _('Style rules for text and background image'))
         ci(_('Headers and footers'), 'head_foot', _('Customize the headers and footers'))
         ci(_('Scrolling behavior'), 'scrolling', _('Control how the viewer scrolls'))
+        ci(_('Selection behavior'), 'selection', _('Control how the viewer selects text'))
         ci(_('Keyboard shortcuts'), 'keyboard', _('Customize the keyboard shortcuts'))
         if runtime.is_standalone_viewer:
             ci(_('Fonts'), 'fonts', _('Font choices'))
@@ -145,6 +147,12 @@ class Prefs:
     def close_scrolling(self):
         commit_scrolling(self.onchange, self.container)
 
+    def display_selection(self, container):
+        self.create_panel(container, 'selection', create_selection_panel)
+
+    def close_selection(self):
+        commit_selection(self.onchange, self.container)
+
 
 def create_prefs_panel(container, close_func, on_change):
     return Prefs(container, close_func, on_change)

src/pyj/read_book/prefs/selection.pyj

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
+# License: GPL v3 Copyright: 2016, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+from __python__ import bound_methods, hash_literals
+
+from elementmaker import E
+from gettext import gettext as _
+
+from book_list.globals import get_session_data
+from dom import unique_id
+from read_book.prefs.utils import create_button_box
+from session import defaults
+
+CONTAINER = unique_id('selection-settings')
+
+
+def restore_defaults():
+    container = get_container()
+    for control in container.querySelectorAll('input[name]'):
+        val = defaults[control.getAttribute('name')]
+        if control.type is 'checkbox':
+            control.checked = val
+        elif control.type is 'number':
+            control.valueAsNumber = val
+        else:
+            control.value = val
+
+
+def get_container():
+    return document.getElementById(CONTAINER)
+
+
+def create_selection_panel(container, apply_func, cancel_func):
+    container.appendChild(E.div(id=CONTAINER, style='margin: 1rem'))
+    container = container.lastChild
+    sd = get_session_data()
+
+    def cb(name, text):
+        ans = E.input(type='checkbox', name=name)
+        if sd.get(name):
+            ans.checked = True
+        return E.div(style='margin-top:1ex', E.label(ans, '\xa0' + text))
+
+    container.appendChild(cb(
+        'show_selection_bar', _('Show a popup bar with common actions next to selected text')))
+
+    container.appendChild(create_button_box(restore_defaults, apply_func, cancel_func))
+
+
+develop = create_selection_panel
+
+
+def commit_selection(onchange):
+    sd = get_session_data()
+    container = get_container()
+    changed = False
+    for control in container.querySelectorAll('input[name]'):
+        name = control.getAttribute('name')
+        if control.type is 'checkbox':
+            val = control.checked
+        elif control.type is 'number':
+            val = control.valueAsNumber
+        else:
+            val = control.value
+        if val is not sd.get(name) and control.validity.valid:
+            sd.set(name, val)
+            changed = True
+    if changed:
+        onchange()

src/pyj/read_book/selection_bar.pyj

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from __python__ import bound_methods, hash_literals
 from elementmaker import E
 from gettext import gettext as _
 
+from book_list.globals import get_session_data
 from book_list.theme import get_color
 from dom import clear, svgicon
 from read_book.globals import runtime, ui_operations
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ class SelectionBar:
         self.container.style.display = 'none'
 
     def show(self):
-        if not self.view.create_annotation.is_visible:
+        sd = get_session_data()
+        if not self.view.create_annotation.is_visible and sd.get('show_selection_bar'):
             self.container.style.display = 'block'
 
     @property

src/pyj/session.pyj

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ defaults = {
     'word_actions': v'[]',
     'highlight_style': None,
     'custom_highlight_colors': v'[]',
+    'show_selection_bar': True,
 }
 
 is_local_setting = {