[6213] add note about mouse text selection

[Gavin D. Smith]

Revision: 6213
          http://svn.sv.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=texinfo&revision=6213
Author:   gavin
Date:     2015-04-09 14:05:56 +0000 (Thu, 09 Apr 2015)
Log Message:
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add note about mouse text selection

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/ChangeLog
    trunk/doc/info-stnd.texi

Modified: trunk/ChangeLog
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--- trunk/ChangeLog     2015-04-09 13:15:43 UTC (rev 6212)
+++ trunk/ChangeLog     2015-04-09 14:05:56 UTC (rev 6213)
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+2015-04-09  Gavin Smith  <address@hidden>
+
+       * doc/info-stnd.texi (Variables) <mouse>: Add note about text 
+       selection with the mouse.
+
 2015-04-07  Gavin Smith  <address@hidden>
 
-       * info.c (add_initial_nodes): Follow menus inexactly before 
+       * info/info.c (add_initial_nodes): Follow menus inexactly before 
        checking indices sloppily.  Reported by Benno Schulenberg.
        * info/indices.c (look_in_indices): Arguments changed.
 

Modified: trunk/doc/info-stnd.texi
===================================================================
--- trunk/doc/info-stnd.texi    2015-04-09 13:15:43 UTC (rev 6212)
+++ trunk/doc/info-stnd.texi    2015-04-09 14:05:56 UTC (rev 6213)
@@ -2224,6 +2224,14 @@
 contents of the active window with a mouse scrollwheel.  Set this variable
 to @code{Off} to disable the use of a mouse.
 
address@hidden Selecting text with the mouse
address@hidden xterm mouse selections
+On terminal emulators running under the X Window System, such as
address@hidden, you can usually select text with the mouse.  However,
+mouse tracking mode may interfere with this.  When this happens, you may
+be able to select text by holding down the @kbd{Shift} key while
+clicking and dragging.
+
 @anchor{scroll-behavior}
 @item scroll-behavior
 @itemx scroll-behaviour