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1.4.1 Mouse Support

If you have the GPM mouse server running, Links provides limited mouse support. As for the rest of Links' functionality, you'll just have to learn the keystrokes [1.2], or use the popup menu [1.3]

Position	Left Button	Middle Button	Right Button	Equiv. keystroke [1.2]
On file link, i.e. <A HREF> tag.	Follow linked document to display it.	Context menu for files.		L: <enter> MR:<ESC>-L
On image link, i.e. <IMG SRC> tag.	Follow linked image to display it.	Context menu for images.		L: <enter> MR:<ESC>-L
On form button	Submit form	Context menu for form data submissions.		L: <enter> MR:<ESC>-L
Top line of terminal screen.	Activate and display the popup menu.			<ESC>
Text position {begin select}...{end select} Note: some terminals require simultaneous holding of the keyboard <Shift> key when using the text selection buttons.	Two options: 1. Hold button, drag mouse cursor to paint a copy selection into buffer. 2. Click at beginning / end of text selection. Right button for completion.	Paste previous "copy" selection into Links dialog form (hold shift key, if necessary) or another terminal window.	Complete text selection (see left button, option 2). Does not work across screens.	{None}
Menu option	Select entry.			<Arrow_keys>, then <enter>
Menu form field	Focus on form field.			<Tab>
Menu checkbox	Toggle checked / unchecked.			<space_bar>

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