bug#74833: 31.0.50; Copy to OS clipboard doesn't work in macOS Terminal.app with xterm-mouse-mode enabled

["Gerd Möllmann" <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com>]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com>
>> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>,  Jared Finder <jared@finder.org>,
>>   74833@debbugs.gnu.org,  shipmints@gmail.com
>> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:30:30 +0100
>> 
>> Mouse support by default is an important feature, IMO. It makes the menu
>> bar usable, or in a future Emacs containing tty child frames tooltips
>> can be shown. Not to mention setting point and what else.
>
> I agree that mouse support is an important feature -- if it works well
> and doesn't cause regressions.  Here it seems like at least some
> people could see some breakage.
>
> It is easy to turn on xterm-mouse-mode for those who want it and don't
> get anything broken due to it.  Turning it on by default is only TRT
> if there are no significant downsides.  IOW, we shouldn't force users
> to turn off some feature that is turned on by default because the
> default doesn't work or breaks something.

You left out the part where I said for whom it breaks something :-).