Replying to several comments at once here: > If _MOST_ of the time your only clicking to restore focus, and you would > consider disabling mouse support in a configuration file, have you tried > setting an alias in your ~/.bashrc {or equivalent} file??? > > Mine says: > > alias mc="mc -d" > > Now I don't need to remember to type the -d part. And for those rare > occasions when I actually do want enable the mouse support, my .bashrc also > says: > > alias mcm=/usr/bin/mc > > Works for me... > I didn't know you could define an alias that replaced the actual command. I defined mcd as "mc -d".
> But I'm curious, Why do you dislike the -d option? Because I only want to have it leave sort order alone, but other mouse functions still work. > In part because of my difficulty with rodent's I use a trackball. I had a trackball in one laptop. Collected lots of crap and I was forever cleaning it. > You might be able to get away with adding a single file to 'upgrade' mc. If > you compile --with-ncurses (not slang), and > --without-gpm (or however they are phrased). That's possibly the best idea I've heard yet, other than just going into the code and specifically whacking the part that changes the sort order. >'. Will wonders never cease? I have always > used '<ctl>+<mousebutton>', which then waits > for you to confirm with '<enter>', and looses all line-feeds, tabs, and > probably other formatting as well in the process. Hmm. I use Joe and paste with a middle click or shift insert. Works ok except sometimes for indented text like program code it auto indents lines that are already indented (or something) so it all wanders out of the window toward the right side. I save blocks of text in /tmp instead. > > My experience has been that under constant use (with CLI not GUI), 'mc -d' > will sooner or later; crash, hang, lockup, or > otherwise make 'killall mc' a desirable option. Compiling without gpm > support solved this. They may have fixed this > brokenness, ... or not, but it's too late for me either way. > I remember when mc used to be small and simple, now it's got so many dependencies it takes forever to download and build. It's still about the 3rd thing I put on a new system though, after my favorite editor and shell. > I understand. My mechanical KVM requires a ps2 device imnterface, which now > means special order or second-hand. I keep > my soldering gun handy. I keep old stuff for that reason, ps/2 and ata and agp. My newest computer is 8 years old. Alan _______________________________________________ mc mailing list http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc