GNU bug report logs - #71435
interactive xref-find-definitions-at-mouse

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Message #26 received at 71435 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 71435 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>, Alan Donovan <adonovan <at> google.com>
Subject: Re: bug#71435: interactive xref-find-definitions-at-mouse
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:32:55 +0300

>>>> Many editors allow a mouse-click operation on an identifier, plus a suitable modifier key, to jump to the
>>>> declaration of the symbol. Emacs provides xref-find-definitions-at-mouse, but I couldn't find a way to make it
>>>> work in response to a click.
>>>
>>> ??? This works for me:
>>>
>>>   (global-set-key [C-down-mouse-1] 'xref-find-definitions-at-mouse)
>>
>> Should we consider adding such a key binding by default?
>>
>> Is that a feature that users want?
>
> Perhaps one could add a global minor mode and mention it in the menu bar?

I'd rather enable context-menu-mode by default.

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