# HG changeset patch # User Dave Love # Date 984998527 0 # Node ID f9e2a2533bef0d0682170bfbccba8a5c32fe820d # Parent 247618d8fd9dc2637fe7cc8d8729fecfe6f16f10 mouse-wheel-mode gpm diff -r 247618d8fd9d -r f9e2a2533bef man/frames.texi --- a/man/frames.texi Mon Mar 19 04:50:39 2001 +0000 +++ b/man/frames.texi Mon Mar 19 10:42:07 2001 +0000 @@ -733,13 +733,18 @@ @section Scrolling With ``Wheeled'' Mice @cindex mouse wheel -@findex mouse-wheel-install - Some mice have a ``wheel'' instead of a third button. You can usually -click the wheel to act as @kbd{Mouse-3}. You can also use the wheel to +@cindex wheel, mouse +@findex mouse-wheel-mode +@cindex Mouse Wheel minor mode +@cindex mode, Mouse Wheel + Some mice have a ``wheel'' instead of a third button. You can +usually click the wheel to act as either @kbd{Mouse-2} or +@kbd{Mouse-3}, depending on the setup. You can also use the wheel to scroll windows instead of using the scroll bar or keyboard commands. -Use @kbd{M-x mouse-wheel-install} to set up the wheel for scrolling or put -@samp{(require 'mouse-wheel)} in your @file{.emacs}. (Support for the wheel -depends on the system generating appropriate events for Emacs.) +To do so, turn on Mouse Wheel global minor mode with the command +@kbd{M-x mouse-wheel-mode} or by customizing the option +@code{mouse-wheel-mode}. Support for the wheel depends on the system +generating appropriate events for Emacs. @vindex mouse-wheel-follow-mouse @vindex mouse-wheel-scroll-amount @@ -897,4 +902,6 @@ you can use @kbd{M-x xterm-mouse-mode} to enable simple use of the mouse---only single clicks are supported. The normal @code{xterm} mouse functionality is still available by holding down the @kbd{SHIFT} key -when you press the mouse button. +when you press the mouse button. The Linux console supports this +mode if it has support for the mouse enabled, e.g.@: using the +@command{gpm} daemon.