Subject: RE: bug#11680: flyspell should use mouse-3 instead of mouse-2

From: Stefan Kangas <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:01:37 +0000

Drew Adams <[email-masked]> writes:

>> In the future, a more general option would be preferable
>> that would enable using the right mouse button to pop up
>> context menus in more places in Emacs like most other apps do
>> nowadays, i.e. something like cua-emulation mode but for mouse-3.

Agreed, that would be very useful.

> (Caveat: I haven't followed this thread, at all.)
>
> But if `mouse-3' behavior that allows for context-specific
> popup menus is what's sought, then `mouse3.el' fulfills
> that need, and with a great deal of flexibility.  This has
> been the case since 2010.
>
> Not only does it provide for context menus, but it does so
> without sacrificing the other useful vanilla `mouse-3'
> behaviors, which are also useful.  It adds to, instead of
> replaces, existing `mouse-3' behavior.  It's compatible
> with what Emacs users expect in general for `mouse-3'.
>
> https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Mouse3
>
> https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/download/mouse3.el

Thanks, I didn't know about this library but will look into it in
detail.  Is there anything stopping us from incuding this library in
Emacs?  Would it be suitable for general use?

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas