GNU bug report logs - #6845
24.0.50; Mouse-2 behavior inconsistant in ansi-term mode

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Message #8 received at 6845 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy <at> grenoble-inp.fr>
Cc: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>, 6845 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6845: 24.0.50; Mouse-2 behavior inconsistant in ansi-term mode
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:57:29 -0400

Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy <at> grenoble-inp.fr> writes:

> In most buffers, mouse-2 now pastes the content of the X primary
> selection. In ansi-term buffers, where mouse-2 is bound to
> term-mouse-paste, it pastes the content of the kill ring instead.
>
> This is very confusing, since it means that a click on the same button
> of the mouse will paste different result in different buffers.
>
> It also means the usual "select to copy, middle-click to paste"
> behavior usual to unix users doesn't work as it is in term mode.

This sounds like a problem indeed.  I changed term-mouse-paste to yank
the primary selection.

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