On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 19:04:20 -0500, Paul Ackersviller wrote: > I agree it wouldn't be anywhere near as useful as in other programs, > but I would find it handy to point at a message to choose in the index. > I find typing in a specific number to be cumbersome in a mailbox with > hundreds or thousands of messages, and leaning on a movement key never > seems to repeat at the rate I like.
I agree about that, if done properly (see below). > I suppose the drawback would be that the mouse should be disabled in > the pager to avoid the need for holding down a shift to get clicks > through to the terminal for copying. Yes, but you would need the keyboard to go back to the index or select another article, and I don't think this is a good thing: when the mouse is used, it's better to be able to do most operations with it. I think that only some parts of the terminal should be clickable. Or anything could be clickable (then the behavior depends on the program), but you should still be able to mark a selection without the keyboard (when the mouse button isn't immediately released, it shouldn't be interpreted as a click). -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> - 100% validated HTML - Acorn Risc PC, Yellow Pig 17, Championnat International des Jeux Mathématiques et Logiques, TETRHEX, etc. Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / SPACES project at LORIA
