From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.ciao.gmane.io!not-for-mail From: Tim Cross Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Why mouse-1/2/3 ? Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 16:12:18 +1000 Message-ID: References: <871roayjlm.fsf@yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000b234ae05a42b7b59" Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="ciao.gmane.io:159.69.161.202"; logging-data="26601"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: Emacs developers , ndame To: Po Lu Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun Apr 26 08:13:17 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1jSaXQ-0006hR-Gj for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:13:12 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:53044 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jSaXP-00014T-FF for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 26 Apr 2020 02:13:11 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:34178) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jSaWm-0000WD-VK for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Apr 2020 02:12:33 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jSaWl-0007rn-QI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Apr 2020 02:12:32 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-ot1-x334.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::334]:43825) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jSaWl-0007lp-BM for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 26 Apr 2020 02:12:31 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-ot1-x334.google.com with SMTP id g14so20366517otg.10 for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2020 23:12:30 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=bjd7k02SbcgkzxK0xDzrS6ADPNRaIvICHaGpSC6p7qs=; b=o665JfvceeXxabAHKOFi24kmmaMETkt+oSsFl4tyU9KepDUDqXsEkS1IcO1Wfmuzp1 RrsdEoaMdZCIGM9X46fJRcGmw1sEdLbwh+M2KdIbb3uJF8yTao8R4d+j1Tbw+xWYy5/g 2zqXy52Rv+JtaMXGkQsHrnfIbcvqjSx9dVqycV0Pq8ZKwe4LQc0seLS/LbEKTDayRhNQ yIcdcOVtjix2qnJDY0u5q5ox3+7lHZkTsaeWmFnD1zFj4jlmQoDXC3Bzwd1qTlypYP6p yNfUDU643EkRz+6bDqoCj/jXur2g3qTLBsnHtjcX3+MU7w07hDYpktMH5YN+NouIYJjM Nfjw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=bjd7k02SbcgkzxK0xDzrS6ADPNRaIvICHaGpSC6p7qs=; b=S7CKaRSlMznPxSbrjonLUe5NFxi53lh3SIumfSQWFVWMa2EFWe1oIJ4+vTznZM5aCh DgfPAPgkK2Vk4OD2P3qikEZW9RkDyZAdPPXhplox01QNBNMfczLqP9qhociPRYrcpHmv RL2ipLRT5qyYJ+IMPF7zqi2m+7G8fv9pUZSTXYnF+eBwEHqRIJPh1C5l3Tn7KxJN07Yl JdxZxTcRqua+GX28uGMgoxVm1bRnTT0GYLGxFEyy5uU4WvRB5qL8r1MVetuWndO6y/Wb U4r3y2pLC5xMSQC1gtjm17yd508nzWdoi9RpS6NpykM4oWHe3eqDsoaNPrXEM0P0eV8D 2yOQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AGi0PuYMocGng+0yVtjSd8JIRpM/8aeL2ByCbUsWZDxIhm+P6JH/6D3a PPwd48G1nOnTZqFYgAOv5Uo5BQeUglDeQKT2zhA= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APiQypLB0oKgKXODkMbd77WTg3lG3FF6DR+OZhMndZku4S1VWqLXd/YqjeRHlEQ1PrG3/ySggZpbbcNzlTK6WXGVa7Y= X-Received: by 2002:aca:7503:: with SMTP id q3mr546769oic.47.1587881549377; Sat, 25 Apr 2020 23:12:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <871roayjlm.fsf@yahoo.com> Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::334; envelope-from=theophilusx@gmail.com; helo=mail-ot1-x334.google.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: [-] PROGRAM ABORT : Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). Location : parse_addr6(), p0f-client.c:67 X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4864:20::334 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:247824 Archived-At: --000000000000b234ae05a42b7b59 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Also, some mice have more than 3 buttons - mine has 5 for example. On Sun, 26 Apr 2020 at 14:12, Po Lu wrote: > > > Why emacs calls these mouse-1, 2 and 3? Wouldn't it be more user > friendly to say > > left mouse button, middle mouse button and right mouse button? > > Mouse-1 is the first button on a mouse from the left. > Mouse-2 is the second (scroll wheel) button on a mouse from the left. > Mouse-3 is the third, and so on. > > -- regards, Tim -- Tim Cross --000000000000b234ae05a42b7b59 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Also, some mice have more than 3 buttons - mine has 5 for = example.

On Sun, 26 Apr 2020 at 14:12, Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Why emacs calls these mouse-1, 2 and 3? Wouldn't it be more user f= riendly to say
> left mouse button, middle mouse button and right mouse button?

Mouse-1 is the first button on a mouse from the left.
Mouse-2 is the second (scroll wheel) button on a mouse from the left.
Mouse-3 is the third, and so on.



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