Re: should xterm-mouse-mode be on by default?

[Nick Roberts]

 >     Because the a selection done with the mouse when xterm-mouse-mode is
 >     active is not available to X. It is only available to Emacs, so it is
 >     possible to use the mouse to copy between 2 emacs windows running in
 >     the same terminal frame, but X know nothing about the selection. 
 > 
 > I did not realize it had this disadvantage.  It is a serious one.

But, X selection is still available using the shift key.

 > I think we should put the default back to off.

Its a question of giving priority to Emacs features or Xterm features. Within
Emacs, the mouse is used more often for Emacs so it seems more natural that
Emacs gets priority there.


Nick