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diff man/frames.texi @ 36864:f9e2a2533bef
mouse-wheel-mode
gpm
| author | Dave Love <fx@gnu.org> |
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| date | Mon, 19 Mar 2001 10:42:07 +0000 |
| parents | d93d962f201d |
| children | d6339c5b09f1 |
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--- a/man/frames.texi Mon Mar 19 04:50:39 2001 +0000 +++ b/man/frames.texi Mon Mar 19 10:42:07 2001 +0000 @@ -733,13 +733,18 @@ @section Scrolling With ``Wheeled'' Mice @cindex mouse wheel -@findex mouse-wheel-install - Some mice have a ``wheel'' instead of a third button. You can usually -click the wheel to act as @kbd{Mouse-3}. You can also use the wheel to +@cindex wheel, mouse +@findex mouse-wheel-mode +@cindex Mouse Wheel minor mode +@cindex mode, Mouse Wheel + Some mice have a ``wheel'' instead of a third button. You can +usually click the wheel to act as either @kbd{Mouse-2} or +@kbd{Mouse-3}, depending on the setup. You can also use the wheel to scroll windows instead of using the scroll bar or keyboard commands. -Use @kbd{M-x mouse-wheel-install} to set up the wheel for scrolling or put -@samp{(require 'mouse-wheel)} in your @file{.emacs}. (Support for the wheel -depends on the system generating appropriate events for Emacs.) +To do so, turn on Mouse Wheel global minor mode with the command +@kbd{M-x mouse-wheel-mode} or by customizing the option +@code{mouse-wheel-mode}. Support for the wheel depends on the system +generating appropriate events for Emacs. @vindex mouse-wheel-follow-mouse @vindex mouse-wheel-scroll-amount @@ -897,4 +902,6 @@ you can use @kbd{M-x xterm-mouse-mode} to enable simple use of the mouse---only single clicks are supported. The normal @code{xterm} mouse functionality is still available by holding down the @kbd{SHIFT} key -when you press the mouse button. +when you press the mouse button. The Linux console supports this +mode if it has support for the mouse enabled, e.g.@: using the +@command{gpm} daemon.
