links, mc, lynx, etc. No console mouse support.

JD jd1008 at gmail.com
Sat Oct 2 17:30:16 UTC 2010



On 10/02/2010 01:17 AM, Silent-Hunter wrote:
>    I cannot seem to get console mouse support working. GPM works for
> copy/paste, but Lynx, Midnight Commander, and Links will not use the
> mouse unless I run them as root or with sudo. Can anyone help me get
> mouse access without having to be root?

I just ran lynx as root. All I can do with the mouse is copy and paste.
So, I do not understand what you mean when you say
 > but Lynx, Midnight Commander, and Links will not use the
 > mouse unless I run them as root or with sudo
What functionality do you get in lynx when you run it as root,
besides copy and paste?



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