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Re: [NEW PATCH] mouse-1 click follows link
From: |
Kim F. Storm |
Subject: |
Re: [NEW PATCH] mouse-1 click follows link |
Date: |
Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:12:30 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> Should I install these changes (with proper doc string)?
>
> Yes, please do.
>
> For historical reasons, Emacs uses mouse-2 to take action on
> clickable text in a buffer, typically to follow a link to a position
> in another file or buffer.
>
> It is not just historical reasons. Mouse-2 fits in better with the
> usual Emacs mouse bindings than Mouse-1. We've decided to give higher
> priority to compatibility with other programs, at the cost of fitting
> in not quite as well.
Should I mention that in the manual?
>
> But what about the Emacs manual? Would a it suffice to put a generic
> mentioning like this somewhere (I would add this to NEWS as well):
>
> I suggest you grep for Mouse-2 and for Mouse-1, and change the places
> that need changing.
What should I change them to?
Should I mention both Mouse-1 and Mouse-2?
Should I mention mouse-1-click-follows-link (every time)?
Should I mention that a long mouse-1 click still sets point
(depending on the setting of mouse-1-click-follows-link)?
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Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk