On Mon, Oct 05, 2020 at 10:06:38AM +0200, Tammo Block wrote: > Hi Greg, > > Am Fr., 2. Okt. 2020 um 14:30 Uhr schrieb Greg Kroah-Hartman > <[email protected]>: > > > > On Mon, Jul 06, 2020 at 12:57:22PM +0200, Tammo Block wrote: > > > Hi everybody, > > > > > > this patchset adds xterm like mouse reporting features to the console. > > > > > > The linux virtual console has support for mouse reporting since 1994 or > > > so, > > > but the kernel only supports the original X10/X11 style standard > > > protocols. > > > To support more protocols these patches expand the kernel structures in a > > > up- and downwards compatible way, see the last patch for detailed > > > documentation and pointers to even more detailed docs. > > > > > > The main goal is to become compatible with xterm, as most TUI software > > > today > > > is tested in xterm or another compatible terminal. > > > > > > Support by the mouse daemons (consolation, gpm) will be needed too. > > > > What happened to this feature. Was there a new set of patches or was > > this the last one? > > This was the last set, there were no further comments in any direction. > > > mouse support for the console feels odd these dyas, who would use this? > > > Well .... at least i am using it .. ;-) > > This is in fact not a really new feature, but an improvement of an old > feature. > The patch just tries to be compatible with xterm and other modern terminals > to be able to run stuff like midnight commander or similar programs. > > I am personally using console tty's for long running or controlling stuff > and being able to use the mouse (especially for cut n' paste) seems useful. > At least for me. But my personal habits might be odd ... > > Feel free to ignore the patches if you don't consider this feature useful. > If you do consider it useful I can rebase against whatever you like.
Rebasing against 5.10-rc1 comes out in a few weeks, and resending it then seems like a good idea. thanks, greg k-h
