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From: jc@RAVEN.BU.EDU (James Cameron)
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Subject: Using the mouse in emacs
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Date: 4 Apr 91 16:20:04 GMT
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 >>>>> On Thu, 4 Apr 91 09:46:39 -0500, maechler@breeze.bellcore.com (Martin Maechler) said:
 
MM> 1) You should get Emacs 18.57; it has quite few  X11-problems fixed.
MM> 2) (provide 'x-mouse)  does NOT say that a function  M-x x-mouse is defined !
MM>    It rather makes sure that other packages with (require 'x-mouse) don't have
MM>    to load  x-mouse.el one more time.	
 
MM> Your main problem:
 
MM> 3) X-stuff in emacs only works when emacs starts up its own X-window.
MM>    NOT when emacs starts up in your xterm !

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You see, emacs *was* compiled with Have-X or whatever the variable was and
it *does* already pop up with the new window.  That is not my problem.
My problem is the actual mouse packages which I think are don't have the
hooks for them to work in my .emacs files.


 MM> Martin

JC