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authorLuc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>2005-05-07 19:44:26 +0000
committerLuc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>2005-05-07 19:44:26 +0000
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(Mouse References): Clarify `mouse-1-click-follows-link'.
Correct index entry.
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@@ -319,16 +319,14 @@ you go to the source code for that error message. If you click
@kbd{Mouse-2} on a completion in the @samp{*Completions*} buffer, you
choose that completion.
-@vindex mouse-1-click-follows-link
However, most applications use @kbd{Mouse-1} to do this sort of
thing, so Emacs implements this too. If you click @kbd{Mouse-1}
quickly on a reference or button, it follows or activates. If you
click slowly, it moves point as usual. Dragging, meaning moving the
mouse while it is held down, also has its usual behavior of setting
-the region. The variable @code{mouse-1-click-follows-link} controls
-whether @kbd{Mouse-1} has this behavior.
+the region.
-@vindex mouse-1-click-follows-link
+@vindex mouse-1-click-in-non-selected-windows
Normally, the @kbd{Mouse-1} click behavior is performed on links in
any window. The variable @code{mouse-1-click-in-non-selected-windows}
controls whether @kbd{Mouse-1} has this behavior even in non-selected
@@ -342,6 +340,14 @@ whether to do this highlighting always (even when such text appears
where the mouse already is), never, or only immediately after you move
the mouse.
+@vindex mouse-1-click-follows-link
+ In Emacs versions before 22, only @kbd{Mouse-2} follows links and
+@kbd{Mouse-1} always sets points. If you prefer this behavior, set
+the variable @code{mouse-1-click-follows-link} to @code{nil}. This
+variable also lets you choose various other alternatives for following
+links with the mouse. Type @kbd{C-h v mouse-1-click-follows-link @key{RET}}
+for more details.
+
@node Menu Mouse Clicks
@section Mouse Clicks for Menus