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From: lhall AT rfk DOT com (Larry Hall)
Subject: RE: gpm mouse behavior under NT?
6 Jan 1999 19:48:07 -0800 :
Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19990106093036.015e8dd0.cygnus.gnu-win32@pop.ma.ultranet.com>
References: lhall AT rfk DOT com (Larry Hall)
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To: Bernard Dautrevaux <DAUTREVAUX AT microprocess DOT com>,
"'W. Steven Conner'" <conner AT ece DOT arizona DOT edu>, gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

At 12:44 PM 1/6/99 +0100, Bernard Dautrevaux wrote:
>> -----Message d'origine-----
>> De:	W. Steven Conner [SMTP:conner AT ece DOT arizona DOT edu]
>> Date:	Tuesday, January 05, 1999 18:22
>> À:	gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com
>> Cc:	W. Steven Conner
>> Objet:	gpm mouse behavior under NT?
>> 
>> Is it possible to copy and paste text via the mouse buttons in Windows
>> NT
>> (as is possible under X-Windows and/or by using gpm under linux)?
>> 
>>From console applications, you have to go in the title bar, right click,
>and select edit/copy... That's a limitation of the console support code;
>perhaps CygWin could extend this, but I'm not sure...
>
>Regards,
>			Bernard
>

Not for NT.  Under "Properties/Options" of the system menu you can set
"QuickEdit Mode" which allows cut and paste with simple mouse clicks (no
menuing).  This isn't and option on 9x though...


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