aptitude FAQ
Last updated 02/03/2004

1) I want to select text, why doesn't aptitude let me disable the mouse?


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1) I want to select text, why doesn't aptitude let me disable the mouse?

    When a program running in an xterm is accessing the mouse, the xterm
    disables text selection.  However, you can override this behavior and
    perform a selection by holding the Shift key down.