curses mouse-events in linux console

[Michael Hudson]

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.

Cheers,
M.

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