Re: Mouse interface for text mc via console telnet

["Ferdi Louw" <ferdi osi co za>]

On 5 Sep 2001, at 9:25, Ferdi Louw <ferdi gpvno co za> wrote:
> On 4 Sep 2001, at 17:19, Pavel Roskin wrote:
> > You could search for documents about xterm mouse reporting, 
> > but I just want to suggest you one.  Get rxvt-2.6.3 from
> > ftp://ftp.rxvt.org/pub/rxvt/rxvt-2.6.3.tar.gz and look for "mouse" 
> > in doc/rxvtRef.txt

I did, and it seems to be very easy.

> > > How can I send the mouse clicks to the linux box? My emulator allows
> > > me to add scripted functions.  Currently I translate mouse clicks into
> > > certain keystrokes depending on position and content on the screen. 
> > 
> > At least implement xterm mouse reporting without the ability to disable
> > it.  Even that will be safer.
>
> Yes - I guess that is the direction I should be looking at.
> My idea was that I send an escape sequence from the terminal to mc 
> giving the type of mouse-click and the position.  Something like:
> "M-mouse 1 down;03;56".  It would then work from many different 
> terminals, provided they can translate their mouse-clicks to the required 
> string.

My idea is almost exactly what xterm does. 
rxvtRef.txt says the sequence "Esc [ M <b> <x> <y>" report mouse position.
Did I understand you correctly that mc would ignore this sequence if it does not come  from a proper xterm?


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