virtual console mousing Re: Emacs on-line manual --all the answers!

[Roman Suzi]

>From rnd@onego.ru Sat Jan 27 17:38:16 2001
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 17:37:47 +0300 (MSK)
From: Roman Suzi <rnd@onego.ru>
To: Mark Newby <mark.newby@ntlworld.com>
Subject: virtual console mousing Re: Emacs on-line manual --all the answers!

On Sat, 27 Jan 2001, Mark Newby wrote:

>I've been asking about auto indentation of new lines recently.  At the same
>time, I've been trawling the Web for answers.  I came across the on-line
>manual for emacs, which also answers some of the Qs I've seen coming from
>others on this list.  I found it on DJ Delorie's site:
>http://www.delorie.com/gnu/docs/emacs/emacs_toc.html
>
>btw, the solution to the auto-indent problem was to press C-j instead of RET
>and it indents the new line to whatever the current one is.  However, I
>think this should be the default behaviour, don't you?

I think it must not be default. For example, I am using mouse
to copy text from one virtual console to another.

BTW, why cant Emacs copy large amounts of text this way?
(anly 3-4 lines) Any ideas?

>Thanks to those who tried to help.
>
>Mark


Sincerely yours, Roman Suzi
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