GNU bug report logs - #36779
25.1; mouse click not recognized for frames with large left position

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Eijiro Sumii <sumii <at> ecei.tohoku.ac.jp>
Cc: rudalics <at> gmx.at, sumii <at> ecei.tohoku.ac.jp, 36779 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36779: 25.1; mouse click not recognized for frames with large left position
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 09:23:06 +0300

> From: Eijiro Sumii <sumii <at> ecei.tohoku.ac.jp>
> Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 06:09:54 +0900
> Cc: 36779 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eijiro Sumii <sumii <at> ecei.tohoku.ac.jp>, rudalics <at> gmx.at
> 
>  > As I wrote a few times, the reason why the problem seems to happen
>  > only to Emacs is still unknown, and I presume some readers would be
>  > eager to understand the (rather complex) situation, for which they
>  > have to read the gdb logs and watch the movie.  I don't think there is
>  > any way to explain them in "a few lines".
> 
>  An entry in PROBLEMS doesn't need to explain all the internal details,
>  just what software causes it and how to work around it.
> 
> In our case "what software causes it" (Emacs or the X server) is not clear, and the "workaround" is quite
> unsatisfactory (having to restart the entire X system - the server and all the clients).  That's why some readers
> would need the link to the details.  (At least I would be rather frustrated if the file only tells the problem without
> information for such details!)

Like I said: I'm sure I can do that, if you are interested to see how.

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