Re: gnome-terminal problems

[Sam Steingold <sds goems com>]

>>>> In message <19990329145923.A10560@lenin.nu>
>>>> On the subject of "Re: gnome-terminal problems"
>>>> Sent on Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:59:23 -0500
>>>> Honorable "Peter C. Norton" <spacey@lenin.nu> writes:
 >> On Mon, Mar 29, 1999 at 01:12:01PM -0500, Sam Steingold wrote:
 >> > I am reporting the bug here since bugs.gnome.org is dead.
 >> > gnome-terminal 1.0.3
 >> >
 >> > 1. when I use `less', the first page is displayed correctly, while the
 >> >    second in recerse video.
 >> 
 >> Using the same version of gnome-terminalI don't have this problem.

sorry, forgot:

LESS='-M -c -d'
LESSCHARSET=koi8-r

 >> > 2. in xterm, I can use mouse3 to extend selection.  in `gnome-terminal',
 >> >    it invokes the useless menu (how often do you change preferences, as
 >> >    opposed to doing cut/paste?)  is it possible to make mouse3 extend
 >> >    selection and C-mouse3 or M-mouse3 invoke menu?
 >> 
 >> I never liked xterm's assignments of the three mouse buttons.  I value
 >> gnome-terminal's use of the third mouse button for menues, since I
 >> like to be frugal with desktop real-estate.  I.e. I don't use the
 >> menubar.  I also like launching new terminals from the right mouse
 >> button of a gnome-terminal.
 >> 
 >> Perhaps the developers could instead add a menu option to extend mouse
 >> selection to the right-mouse menu?

at least there must be a way to extend the selection, and it cannot go
through the menu (obviously).

what about a preferences option:
mouse3 -> extend selection
M-mouse-3 -> menu

or

mouse-3 -> menu
M-mouse-3 -> extend selection

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