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

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Message-ID: <CAEHKo2nK+S42FmjN3NDh8g8+yNvcpeBAbY8sq+wUxbRmZcbCGA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 5 Oct 2020 10:06:38 +0200
From:   Tammo Block <tammo.block@...il.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/6] vt: Add SRG mouse reporting features

Hi Greg,

Am Fr., 2. Okt. 2020 um 14:30 Uhr schrieb Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>:
>
> 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.

kr
Tammo