Re: How to make dragging with mouse 1 not do highlighting or marking?

[Ian Kelling <ianowl@gmail.com>]

On 01/16/2013 08:56 PM, Michael Heerdegen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I guess you want something like this:
>
>
> (defun my-move-cursor (event)
>    "Doc..."
>    (interactive "e")
>    (mouse-set-point event)
>    (let (event ov)
>      (track-mouse
>        (while (progn
>                 (setq event (read-event))
>                 (or (mouse-movement-p event)
>                     (memq (car-safe event) '(switch-frame select-window))))
>          (mouse-set-point event)
>          (if ov (move-overlay ov (point)  (1+ (point)))
>            (setq ov (make-overlay (point) (1+ (point))))
>            (overlay-put ov 'face 'match))))
>      (when ov (delete-overlay ov))))
>
> (global-set-key [down-mouse-1] #'my-move-cursor)

Yes, that is what I was originally thinking. Thank you. Now I also want an overlay 
to follow the mouse cursor when no button is pressed. I'm having a hard time with 
it. I'm going to post to the list under a new subject to ask about that.

- Ian