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Re: mouse-1-click-follows-link
From: |
Nick Roberts |
Subject: |
Re: mouse-1-click-follows-link |
Date: |
Sat, 11 Jun 2005 21:55:22 +1200 |
> Most mice these days seem to come with two proper buttons and a
> clickable scroll wheel. On these devices, you usually need to _click_
> the scroll wheel to generate a mouse-2 event. This is often much more
> difficult than clicking two ordinary buttons simultaneously.
>
> I currently don't have a mouse, but when I do use one I generally
> don't use it for moving around in the buffer a lot. I do tend to use
> it to follow links such as URLs and those in Customize buffers.
Perhaps this is an argument for using mouse-1 just in those situations
i.e generally where text is underlined, if possible (the Help buffer
is another example)
> Besides, most buffers don't have a high link density, so you can
> usually just click next to one and then move point into place using
> the keyboard. Dragging works as usual in any case.
Some like grep, seem to cover a lot of the buffer. I'm not saying that
you can't get round it, just that it requires thought.
> > I was constantly going places that I didn't want to go and I find
> > the old behaviour a lot easier.
>
> I suspect most people who feel like you will instantly realize that
> they liked the old behavior better, type C-h n and search for `mouse'.
> This will immediately give clues about how to switch back.
>
> On the other hand, many people new to Emacs will not even attempt to
> click the scroll wheel to follow a link. (Even given the tooltip.)
> After seeing that nothing happens when you click links using mouse-1,
> people will conclude that Emacs does not support clickable links.
If they are able to to find mouse-1-click-follows-link in the manual
then clicking on the scroll wheel shouldn't be too difficult.
> I guess what I'm trying to say is that I really think the current
> default is the most useful and reasonable, _especially_ to newcomers,
> but also to lots of experienced people (myself included).
You have expressed your preference but I'm not sure that it generalises
to others.
Nick
- mouse-1-click-follows-link, Nick Roberts, 2005/06/10
- Re: mouse-1-click-follows-link, Daniel Brockman, 2005/06/10
- Re: mouse-1-click-follows-link,
Nick Roberts <=
- Re: mouse-1-click-follows-link, Daniel Brockman, 2005/06/11
- Re: mouse-1-click-follows-link, Nick Roberts, 2005/06/12
- Re: mouse-1-click-follows-link, Richard Stallman, 2005/06/12
- RE: mouse-1-click-follows-link, Drew Adams, 2005/06/13
- Re: mouse-1-click-follows-link, Jason Rumney, 2005/06/13
- RE: mouse-1-click-follows-link, Drew Adams, 2005/06/13
- Re: mouse-1-click-follows-link, Jason Rumney, 2005/06/13
- Re: mouse-1-click-follows-link, David Kastrup, 2005/06/13
- Re: mouse-1-click-follows-link, Jason Rumney, 2005/06/13
- Re: mouse-1-click-follows-link, Juanma Barranquero, 2005/06/13