Re: Connect gnuplot_x11 to exterior application window

[Daniel J S. <dan...@ie...>]

Ethan A Merritt wrote:

>>The issue here is that two applications cannot share the mouse device 
>>of the same X windows.
> 
> 
> I don't think that is true, because gnuplot is
> catching and handling the mouse positional events.
> It's only the button clicks that are getting lost.
> I don't know why.

I just about have the revised, cleaned up patch.  (But I have to run in a few minutes.)  I was going to change the set term control flag from "m" to "b" for "buttonable" to reflect the fact that it is only the ButtonPress/ButtonRelease that can't be shared among two applications.

However, I then thought there might be a preferred alternative.  Which would people want?

1) "b" for "buttonable".  If no "b" appears gnuplot's mouse cursor will still move around but will not respond to clicks.

2) "m" for "mousable", If no "m" appears have gplt_x11.c also disable the mouse activity for that window so the cursor will not even move.

Can anyone conceive of a need for (1)?

Dan