Re: [PATCH v3 0/6] vt: Add SRG mouse reporting features

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Mon, Oct 05, 2020 at 10:06:38AM +0200, Tammo Block wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Am Fr., 2. Okt. 2020 um 14:30 Uhr schrieb Greg Kroah-Hartman
> <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 06, 2020 at 12:57:22PM +0200, Tammo Block wrote:
> > > Hi everybody,
> > >
> > > this patchset adds xterm like mouse reporting features to the console.
> > >
> > > The linux virtual console has support for mouse reporting since 1994 or so,
> > > but the kernel only supports the original X10/X11 style standard protocols.
> > > To support more protocols these patches expand the kernel structures in a
> > > up- and downwards compatible way, see the last patch for detailed
> > > documentation and pointers to even more detailed docs.
> > >
> > > The main goal is to become compatible with xterm, as most TUI software today
> > > is tested in xterm or another compatible terminal.
> > >
> > > Support by the mouse daemons (consolation, gpm) will be needed too.
> >
> > What happened to this feature.  Was there a new set of patches or was
> > this the last one?
> 
> This was the last set, there were no further comments in any direction.
> 
> > mouse support for the console feels odd these dyas, who would use this?
> >
> Well .... at least i am using it .. ;-)
> 
> This is in fact not a really new feature, but an improvement of an old feature.
> The patch just tries to be compatible with xterm and other modern terminals
> to be able to run stuff like midnight commander or similar programs.
> 
> I am personally using console tty's for long running or controlling stuff
> and being able to use the mouse (especially for cut n' paste) seems useful.
> At least for me. But my personal habits might be odd ...
> 
> Feel free to ignore the patches if you don't consider this feature useful.
> If you do consider it useful I can rebase against whatever you like.

Rebasing against 5.10-rc1 comes out in a few weeks, and resending it
then seems like a good idea.

thanks,

greg k-h