Subject: mouse functionnalities in xterm ?

From: Jean Richelle <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 15:11:13 +0200

Hi,

I just installed the 3.93 version of pine and have been very pleased to
read that it support x functionalities.

I can verify that it was the case for
	enable-newmail-in-xterm-icon

But for enable-mouse-in-xterm, I couldn't notice nothing new.
The explanation in the help is not sufficient for me to understand what I
can gain.
 
This feature controls whether or not an X terminal mouse can be used with
Pine.  If set, and the $DISPLAY variable indicates that an X terminal is
being used, the left mouse button on the mouse can be used to select text
or commands. 
 
Note: if this feature is set, the behavior of X terminal cut-and-paste is
also modified.  It is necessary to hold the shift key down while clicking
left or middle mouse buttons for the normal xterm cut/paste operations.

I have the impression that discussion took place around cut&paste, sorry
to raise again this issue, but what I read is not sufficient for me.

More specifically, can anybody tell how I can "select commands" ?

I would like to know if something is not wrong in the installation here.

Thank you for any type of help

Jean

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Jean Richelle <[email-masked]>
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Université libre de Bruxelles                             FAX: 32-2-648 89 54
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From: "Brad M. Garcia" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 10:42:18 -0400

> read that it support x functionalities.
<snip>
> The explanation in the help is not sufficient for me to understand what I

It appears that this new mouse code is either very buggy or is not
completely implemented.  But while composing a message, you can move
the cursor around by simply clicking at a new position (doesn't always
work correctly - try clicking on the "to" line in the header while the
cursor is in the body).  

To cut and paste, hold down the shift key and use buttons 1 & 2 like you
would in an xterm.  You can then click on "send" at the bottom of the
screen to send the message (But when it asks for confirmation, clicking
on "yes", "no", or "cancel" does not work).

I've been waiting for this functionality.  I hope the maintainers can
get all the bugs worked out.

Brad Garcia