Quoting Jim Breton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Has anyone used the "-A" parameter to gpm? Does it work as expected? > > Well I tried adding that feature in my gpm.conf: > > device=/dev/ttyS0 > responsiveness= > type=ms3 > append="-A 60 -l \"a-zA-Z0-9_.:~/\300-\326\330-\366\370-\377\"" > > and it appears to make no difference whatsoever. I am able to copy text > from the console, wait for a long time, and still paste it. > > Is this broken, or am I doing something wrong?
Remove the space to leave -A60. And note that only the ability to paste is lost; any highlighting remains. For others trying this, note that you have to restart gpm yourself after running gpmconfig. The "Started ..." message is misleading. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
