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Re: Difference between down-mouse-n and mouse-n?


From: Kai Großjohann
Subject: Re: Difference between down-mouse-n and mouse-n?
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 18:52:23 +0100
User-agent: Gnus/5.090008 (Oort Gnus v0.08) Emacs/21.3.50 (i686-pc-linux-gnu)

"Boris H." <nosp@m.de> writes:

> Is there a difference between down-mouse-n and mouse-n? When is the 
> down-prefix necessary and when do you have to use mouse-n (n in {1,2,3})?

Maybe for consistency mouse-n should be called up-mouse-n :-)

Most bindings are made to mouse-n but once in a while it is useful to
bind to down-mouse-n because (a) down comes before up and (b) you
don't have to release the mouse button for down, so it's ideal for
the click-drag action.
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