Re: LYNX-DEV mouse support question

[Wayne Buttles]

On Sun, 13 Apr 1997, Andrew Kuchling wrote:

> Wayne Buttles wrote:
> > It works fine for selecting a link to follow, but there is
> > no provision for scrolling up/down.  I played with it a bit and thought of
> > this method for a simple up/down:
> > 
> > If right click
> >     if mouse x < 40 (somewhere in left part of screen)
> >             page up
> >     else
> >             page down
> 
>       That seems too confusing; miss the link you're trying to click
> on and the screen will scroll.  How about an alternative proposal:
> click on the top line of the screen to scroll up, and click in the
> status area (which is one line in Advanced mode, and 3 lines in Novice
> mode) to scroll downwards.

Selecting is a left click.  Sorry I didn't point that out.  Yours sounds
too hard to me, although I suppose basing the direction on up/down makes
more sense than left/right.  I think I will try that.

Wayne

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