On 2004-12-19 06:50:34 -0500, Thomas Dickey wrote: > On Sat, 18 Dec 2004, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > >How should I change them? Does select-extend() work without a > >select-start() first? > > no - how would it know where the selection started?
So, I don't see how to configure xterm so that a left click doesn't throw away the primary selection (while still allowing to perform a selection). > >The primary selection should be kept as long as a new selection isn't > >started (from xterm or another application). > > That's too vague for me to see how to proceed. I suggest you create a new > (wishlist) bug report describing in detail the new functionality which you > would like to see in xterm. An accompanying patch (which doesn't modify > the existing mechanism) would be appreciated. Perhaps the way that gnome-terminal behaves, for instance. I don't think that I am able to write a patch unfortunately, but I could look at the source to know if I can do something. -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.org/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / SPACES project at LORIA
