curses mouse-events in linux console

[Michael Hudson]

janne halttunen <jhalttun at pp.htv.fi> writes:

> Michael Hudson wrote:
> > janne halttunen <jhalttun at pp.htv.fi> writes:
> >
> >>I'm on Mandrake Linux 8.2 with Python 2.2, and I have a problem of
> >>mouse-events not emitting properly in curses when on console with
> >>gpm. In X it works fine, the getch-method returning instantly on
> >>mouse-clicks, but on console it doesn't return until after pressing
> >>key on the keyboard.
> > Umm, does any curses application respond to the mouse on the console?
> > I thought it was an xterm-and-derivatives only thing, but I could well
> > be wrong.
> 
> Well, it was working in python 2.0 or 2.1 with previous Mandrake
> Linuxes 8.1 or 8.0..  And it's working now, except for the triggering
> of the event.

Oh.  Can't really help you I'm afraid...

Cheers,
M.

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