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- x-gateway: rodan.UU.NET from help-lucid-emacs to alt.lucid-emacs.help; Thu, 27 Aug 1992 18:16:02 EDT
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 15:12:58 PDT
- Message-ID: <9208272212.AA06890@thalidomide.lucid>
- X-Windows: Live the nightmare.
- From: jwz@lucid.com (Jamie Zawinski)
- Sender: jwz%thalidomide@lucid.com
- Subject: Re: Mouse enhancements for buffer-menu mode
- References: <9208272030.AA06576@thalidomide.lucid>
- <9208272131.AA03116@pts5.pts.mot.com>
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- In message <9208272131.AA03116@pts5.pts.mot.com> Bob Weiner wrote:
- >
- > Hyperbole already provides mouse handling for many modes. I believe it
- > pre-dates Lucid Emacs and runs across all GNU Emacs version and window
- > systems, so people should try to stay compatible with it.
- >
- > button1 moves point
- > button2 (primary smart key) acts on items (can also pop up a menu)
- > button3 (secondary smart key) provides help or does the inverse of button2
-
- Well I hear the sound of dead horses being beaten, but I feel compelled to
- mention that "right button = popup menu" is the standard in Motif, OpenLook,
- NeXTStep, and the Lisp Machine OS.
-
- -- Jamie
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