[arch-general] only root can select/copy text using gpm
I installed and configured gpm daemon. The daemon starts and the mouse works fine, including copy-and-paste. But only in a console were I log as root. When I open another tty and login there as a normal user, the mouse cursor is available. I mean, it is visible and moves as desired. But I can neither select nor copy anything, since drugging does not work. The whole point of installing gpm for me was to facilitate the use of Arch Wiki sources and instead of typing large pieces just copying and pasting them. Having this problem I would be forced to run 'links' in a root environment that does not seem very safe to me. Is there any solution for this, please?
On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:19:02 +0000, Juan R. de Silva wrote:
I installed and configured gpm daemon. The daemon starts and the mouse works fine, including copy-and-paste. But only in a console were I log as root.
When I open another tty and login there as a normal user, the mouse cursor is available. I mean, it is visible and moves as desired. But I can neither select nor copy anything, since drugging does not work.
The whole point of installing gpm for me was to facilitate the use of Arch Wiki sources and instead of typing large pieces just copying and pasting them. Having this problem I would be forced to run 'links' in a root environment that does not seem very safe to me.
Is there any solution for this, please?
Sorry for misleading you folks. I've just figured I was wrong. gpm works as expected in both root and user consoles. This is 'links' that for some reason does not allow me copying text using mouse. I'm looking into it right now. I'm probably missing some library or something like this. But as per the subject it's a kind of solved. :-)
On Tuesday, August 30, 2011, Juan R. de Silva
On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:19:02 +0000, Juan R. de Silva wrote:
I installed and configured gpm daemon. The daemon starts and the mouse works fine, including copy-and-paste. But only in a console were I log as root.
When I open another tty and login there as a normal user, the mouse cursor is available. I mean, it is visible and moves as desired. But I can neither select nor copy anything, since drugging does not work.
The whole point of installing gpm for me was to facilitate the use of Arch Wiki sources and instead of typing large pieces just copying and pasting them. Having this problem I would be forced to run 'links' in a root environment that does not seem very safe to me.
Is there any solution for this, please?
Sorry for misleading you folks.
I've just figured I was wrong. gpm works as expected in both root and user consoles. This is 'links' that for some reason does not allow me copying text using mouse.
I'm looking into it right now. I'm probably missing some library or something like this.
But as per the subject it's a kind of solved. :-)
I think that links uses the mouse for control (not tested, using elinks since a while). -- -- Kwpolska (http://kwpolska.co.cc) stop html mail | always bottom-post www.asciiribbon.org | www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html GPG KEY: 5EAAEA16 | Arch Linux x86_64, zsh, mutt, vim. # vim:set textwidth=70:
I think that links uses the mouse for control (not tested, using elinks since a while).
i guess you are right. though links manual claims "mouse supported with gpm installed". they are not clear on what this actually means at all. i resolved it very simple way. i dumped links and installed lynx instead. :-) lynx provides fully featured support for a mouse out of the box. works as a charm.
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