From: corinna DOT vinschen AT cityweb DOT de (Corinna Vinschen)
Subject: Re: gpm mouse behavior under NT?
6 Jan 1999 22:25:11 -0800
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To: "W. Steven Conner" <conner AT ece DOT arizona DOT edu>, gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

W. Steven Conner wrote:
> 
> 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)?

Yes!

- Open the properties dialog of the console window.
- The `options` contain a toggle button, named `Quick edit mode'.
  It must be ON.
- Save the properties.

Now you are able to use left mouse to mark. Try it. The marking mechanism
works in another way as with gpm and many other apps (sigh!).
If sth. is marked, pressing the right mouse button is same as `copy'.
If nothing is marked, pressing right mouse button is same as `paste'.

Important hint: While sth. is marked, every keypress only beeps! Fortunately,
the console window headline contains a word as 'Choose'. I'm not sure,
because I only know the german OS, which shows the word 'Auswählen'. Pressing
a mouse button without moving the mouse leaves the marking mode.

Hope, this helps,
Corinna

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