Subject: RE: gpm mouse behavior under NT?
From: [email-masked] (Larry Hall)

6 Jan 1999 19:48:07 -0800
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To: Bernard Dautrevaux <[email-masked]>,
        "'W. Steven Conner'" <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]

At 12:44 PM 1/6/99 +0100, Bernard Dautrevaux wrote:
>> -----Message d'origine-----
>> De:	W. Steven Conner [SMTP:[email-masked]]
>> Date:	Tuesday, January 05, 1999 18:22
>> À:	[email-masked]
>> 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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