curses mouse-events in linux console

[janne halttunen]

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.

janne