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This category is about using the mouse in Emacs. It includes topics about the following:
- Mouse pointer – Graphic indicator of the mouse position. Common pointer symbols used in Emacs include an arrow, an hourglass, an I-bar, and a pointing finger.
‘mouse-face’ property – Text property whose value is a face that is seen only when the mouse is over text with that property. When it is shown, faces used for the ‘face’ text property are not shown. Typically, ‘mouse-face’ highlighting indicates that clicking the mouse on the highlighted text will perform an action that is different from clicking it elsewhere. Hypertext links are often highlighted using property ‘mouse-face’.- mouse actions – Use of mouse buttons, a mouse wheel, and mouse motion in Emacs. Mouse actions are a subset of key sequences (see CategoryKeys).
Standard Emacs uses of mouse buttons include setting the cursor position (point), editing text (copy, cut, paste), and following hyperlinks. Pages dealing with mouse actions and configuring the mouse (buttons, wheel) are included in category Mouse.
Otherwise, category Mouse does not include topics that merely mention mouse bindings, unless those bindings do something specifically related to the mouse. This also means that Category Mouse does not include topics about mouse-initiated menus (popup menus), except information on how to bind menus to mouse actions or information about menus that pertain to the mouse itself.
In sum, if a page teaches you something about the mouse or about extending use of the mouse, then it belongs in CategoryMouse.
These pages are in category Mouse:
- ArtistMode – Draw freehand with the mouse.
- CopyingWholeLines – Use the mouse to copy lines.
- Dired+ – Use the mouse to mark files, including in ways similar to Windows Explorer.
- DoReMi – Use the mouse wheel to repeat commands, run commands in sequence, increment things, or cycle through enumerations.
- DragAndDrop – how to control what happens when you drag stuff into Emacs
- EmacsNewbie – Background about mouse actions and other key sequences
- follow-mouse.el – Make the frame focus follow the pointer.
- GrabAndDrag – Scroll a window by mouse dragging
- HighLight – Apply mouse-over (
‘mouse-face’) highlighting to text. - Mouse3 – Customize how
‘mouse-3’ behaves. Context-sensitive menus. - Mouse+ – Highlight the position where the mouse will paste, until you release the mouse button. Lets you correct your aim. Also: use
‘mouse-2’ in the echo area to initiate ‘M-x’. - MouseAvoidance – Automatically move the pointer out of your way.
- MouseBindingNotation – How to bind mouse buttons.
- MouseCopy – Single-click copy/yank to point
- MouseEvent – Write mouse-event code compatible with different EmacsLisp dialects.
- PointerShape – Change the shape of the pointer.
- Region – Use the mouse to select, copy, cut, and paste selected text.
- SecondarySelection – A second selection (like a second region). You can create, copy, cut, and paste it using the mouse, the same way you manipulate the region.
- StrokeMode – Trace patterns with the mouse to execute commands.
CategoryKeys CategoryDisplay