Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Peter Gervai <grin@tolna.net>:
Bug#108431; Package links.   debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgPeter Gervai  Subject: Bug#108431: links: gpm need shift even within OS shell Reply-To: pfaffben@msu.edu, 108431@bugs.debian.org Resent-From: pfaffben@msu.edu (Ben Pfaff) Orignal-Sender: Ben Pfaff Resent-To: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org Resent-CC: Peter Gervai Resent-Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 21:33:01 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@bugs.debian.org X-Debian-PR-Message: report 108431 X-Debian-PR-Package: links X-Debian-PR-Keywords: X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Received: via spool by submit@bugs.debian.org id=B.99756494413856 (code B ref -1); Sat, 11 Aug 2001 21:33:01 GMT From: pfaffben@msu.edu (Ben Pfaff) To: submit@bugs.debian.org Message-Id: Sender: Ben Pfaff Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 17:21:53 -0400 Delivered-To: submit@bugs.debian.org Package: links Version: 0.95-1 When links is displaying a page, the user must hold down shift to use the mouse for cut-&-paste with gpm. This is documented. However, if the `OS shell' command is used, shift is still needed to cut-&-paste from the shell. This is not documented; it is unexpected behavior and should be unnecessary. -- "Long noun chains don't automatically imply security." --Bruce Schneier   Acknowledgement sent to pfaffben@msu.edu:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Peter Gervai <grin@tolna.net>.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System) To: pfaffben@msu.edu Subject: Bug#108431: Acknowledgement (links: gpm need shift even within OS shell) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: X-Debian-PR-Message: ack 108431 Thank you for the problem report you have sent regarding Debian. This is an automatically generated reply, to let you know your message has been received. It is being forwarded to the developers mailing list for their attention; they will reply in due course. Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s): Peter Gervai If you wish to submit further information on your problem, please send it to 108431@bugs.debian.org (and *not* to submit@bugs.debian.org). Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the Bug-tracking system. Darren Benham (administrator, Debian Bugs database)   Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 11 Aug 2001 21:22:24 +0000 From pfaffben@msu.edu Sat Aug 11 16:22:24 2001 Return-path: Received: from www.cscw.msu.edu (cscw.msu.edu) [35.8.233.178] by master.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 1 (Debian)) id 15VgD9-0003bO-00; Sat, 11 Aug 2001 16:22:23 -0500 Received: from pm335-09.dialip.mich.net (pfaffben) [35.9.11.11] by cscw.msu.edu with asmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 15VgD8-00059y-00; Sat, 11 Aug 2001 17:22:22 -0400 Received: from blp by pfaffben with local (Exim 3.31 #1 (Debian)) id 15VgCf-0005Hp-00; Sat, 11 Aug 2001 17:21:53 -0400 From: pfaffben@msu.edu (Ben Pfaff) To: submit@bugs.debian.org Subject: links: gpm need shift even within OS shell Reply-to: pfaffben@msu.edu Message-Id: Sender: Ben Pfaff Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 17:21:53 -0400 Delivered-To: submit@bugs.debian.org Package: links Version: 0.95-1 When links is displaying a page, the user must hold down shift to use the mouse for cut-&-paste with gpm. This is documented. However, if the `OS shell' command is used, shift is still needed to cut-&-paste from the shell. This is not documented; it is unexpected behavior and should be unnecessary. -- "Long noun chains don't automatically imply security." --Bruce Schneier   Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Peter Gervai <grin@tolna.net>:
Bug#108431; Package links.   debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgPeter Gervai  Subject: Bug#108431: links: gpm need shift even within OS shell Reply-To: grin@tolna.net, 108431@bugs.debian.org Resent-From: Peter Gervai Orignal-Sender: Peter Gervai Resent-To: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org Resent-CC: Peter Gervai Resent-Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 06:48:02 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@bugs.debian.org X-Debian-PR-Message: report 108431 X-Debian-PR-Package: links X-Debian-PR-Keywords: X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Received: via spool by 108431-submit@bugs.debian.org id=B108431.99768474127267 (code B ref 108431); Mon, 13 Aug 2001 06:48:02 GMT Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 08:38:58 +0200 From: Peter Gervai To: 108431@bugs.debian.org Message-ID: <20010813083857.I2467@Yikes.Tolna.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.18i Sender: Peter Gervai Delivered-To: 108431@bugs.debian.org On Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 05:21:53PM -0400, Ben Pfaff wrote: > Package: links > Version: 0.95-1 > > When links is displaying a page, the user must hold down shift to > use the mouse for cut-&-paste with gpm. This is documented. > However, if the `OS shell' command is used, shift is still needed > to cut-&-paste from the shell. This is not documented; it is > unexpected behavior and should be unnecessary. Thanks, This should be fixed. Let me point out, however, that the author usually unavailable for cosmetic changes unless patch provided, and I am not familiar in libgpm handlers. I'll forward this to him, but I do not expect it to be fixed in the close future. :-( peter   Acknowledgement sent to grin@tolna.net:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Peter Gervai <grin@tolna.net>.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System) To: grin@tolna.net Subject: Bug#108431: Info received (was Bug#108431: links: gpm need shift even within OS shell) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20010813083857.I2467@Yikes.Tolna.net> References: <20010813083857.I2467@Yikes.Tolna.net> X-Debian-PR-Message: ack-info-maintonly 108431 Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this problem report. It has been forwarded to the developer(s) and to the developers mailing list to accompany the original report. Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s): Peter Gervai If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem, please send it to 108431@bugs.debian.org, as before. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the Bug-tracking system. Darren Benham (administrator, Debian Bugs database)   Received: (at 108431) by bugs.debian.org; 13 Aug 2001 06:39:01 +0000 From grin@yikes.tolna.net Mon Aug 13 01:39:01 2001 Return-path: Received: from yikes.exabit.hu (Yikes.tolna.net) [193.227.196.2] (mail) by master.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 1 (Debian)) id 15WBNN-00075k-00; Mon, 13 Aug 2001 01:39:01 -0500 Received: from grin by Yikes.tolna.net with local (Exim 3.31 #1 (Debian)) for <108431@bugs.debian.org> id 15WBNK-0008L6-00; Mon, 13 Aug 2001 08:38:58 +0200 Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 08:38:58 +0200 From: Peter Gervai To: 108431@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: Bug#108431: links: gpm need shift even within OS shell Message-ID: <20010813083857.I2467@Yikes.Tolna.net> Reply-To: grin@tolna.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.18i Sender: Peter Gervai Delivered-To: 108431@bugs.debian.org On Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 05:21:53PM -0400, Ben Pfaff wrote: > Package: links > Version: 0.95-1 > > When links is displaying a page, the user must hold down shift to > use the mouse for cut-&-paste with gpm. This is documented. > However, if the `OS shell' command is used, shift is still needed > to cut-&-paste from the shell. This is not documented; it is > unexpected behavior and should be unnecessary. Thanks, This should be fixed. Let me point out, however, that the author usually unavailable for cosmetic changes unless patch provided, and I am not familiar in libgpm handlers. I'll forward this to him, but I do not expect it to be fixed in the close future. :-( peter   Reply sent to grin@tolna.net:
You have marked Bug as forwarded.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System) To: grin@tolna.net Cc: Peter Gervai Bcc: debian-bugs-forwarded@lists.debian.org Subject: Bug#108431: marked as forwarded (links: gpm need shift even within OS shell) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20010813084224.J2467@Yikes.Tolna.net> References: <20010813084224.J2467@Yikes.Tolna.net> X-Debian-PR-Message: forwarded 108431 Your message dated Mon, 13 Aug 2001 08:42:24 +0200 with message-id <20010813084224.J2467@Yikes.Tolna.net> has caused the Debian Bug report #108431, regarding links: gpm need shift even within OS shell to be marked as having been forwarded to the upstream software author(s) Links-Help Mailing List . (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what I am talking about this indicates a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact me immediately.) Darren Benham (administrator, Debian Bugs database)   Received: (at 108431-forwarded) by bugs.debian.org; 13 Aug 2001 06:42:36 +0000 From grin@yikes.tolna.net Mon Aug 13 01:42:36 2001 Return-path: Received: from yikes.exabit.hu (Yikes.tolna.net) [193.227.196.2] (mail) by master.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 1 (Debian)) id 15WBQq-00079J-00; Mon, 13 Aug 2001 01:42:36 -0500 Received: from grin by Yikes.tolna.net with local (Exim 3.31 #1 (Debian)) for (multiple recipients) id 15WBQe-0008QH-00; Mon, 13 Aug 2001 08:42:24 +0200 Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 08:42:24 +0200 From: Peter Gervai To: Links-Help Mailing List Cc: 108431-forwarded@bugs.debian.org Subject: [pfaffben@msu.edu: Bug#108431: links: gpm need shift even within OS shell] Message-ID: <20010813084224.J2467@Yikes.Tolna.net> Reply-To: grin@tolna.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.18i Sender: Peter Gervai Delivered-To: 108431-forwarded@bugs.debian.org Hello, This is confirmed: the call to OS Shell does not release the gpm mouse handler. peter ----- Forwarded message from Ben Pfaff ----- Package: links Version: 0.95-1 When links is displaying a page, the user must hold down shift to use the mouse for cut-&-paste with gpm. This is documented. However, if the `OS shell' command is used, shift is still needed to cut-&-paste from the shell. This is not documented; it is unexpected behavior and should be unnecessary. -- "Long noun chains don't automatically imply security." --Bruce Schneier ----- End forwarded message -----