Re: [NEW PATCH] mouse-1 click follows link

[Kim F. Storm]

"Robert J. Chassell" <address@hidden> writes:

>     ** A mouse-1 click now follows links 
>
>       For historical reasons, Emacs uses mouse-2 to take action on
>     clickable text in a buffer ...
>
> Please explain why.  The main reason was good -- the Emacs pattern
> very much followed those human interface guidelines which say to make
> the most common actions easy.

I say "historically" because most other "modern" GUI uses mouse-1 to
BOTH set point (when not over a link) and follow a link (when over a link).

So the change is aimed at simplifying the transition for users who
come from other platforms.

>
> To me, the use of mouse-1 to follow links is odd, since I mainly use
> it to set point, and I do that far more often than follow links.

How often do you set point in a link ?

>
> I am not saying that you should not change the pattern, but that it is
> worth remembering that the prime reason is more than historical
> accident.

We should remember that, but it is not necessary to mention it in this
context.

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Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk