GNU bug report logs - #50948
Emacs manual explains mouse-1, mouse-2, mouse-3 after they are used

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 19:22:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 50948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 50948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50948: Emacs manual explains mouse-1, mouse-2,
 mouse-3 after they are used
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2021 22:34:37 +0300

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
> Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 21:20:44 +0200
> 
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Maybe we should explain mouse-1, mouse-2, etc. in "(emacs) Keys"?
> It's an unusual notation that isn't introduced before its used.  The
> same goes for Drag-mouse-1 and probably related keys.

This doesn't belong to keys, IMO.  I think we should mention it more
prominently in "User Input", and then have a separate chapter right
after "Keys" dedicated to mouse clicks.
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