Table of Contents
Using a mouse
A mouse is supported on xterm-compatible terminals only. The mouse support can be
disabled in the configuration panel.
General usage
Inside a panel
- A single click sets the cursor bar position.
- A double click is equivalent to pressing the <enter> key.
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A right-click (left-click on a left-handed mouse) inserts text from the panel
into the input line like the <tab> key.
- The mouse wheel moves the cursor bar. The speed is configurable.
On the input line
- A single click sets the cursor position.
- A double click is like <enter>.
- The mouse wheel moves the cursor.
In the CLEX bar
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The CLEX bar is the line with "CLEX File Manager" title displayed in reverse video.
A double click on a hint shown there (for example
F1=help
) activates
the named function.
Panel filter
- A double click on the frame below the panel activates the panel filter.
- A single click sets the cursor.
- The mouse wheel moves the cursor.
Note: In order to enable cut & paste operations,
hold the shift key to bypass mouse tracking.
File panel specific usage
In the title line
- A double click on the current directory name (top-left corner) invokes the directory panel.
- A double click on the secondary directory name (top-right corner) switches panels.
In the list of files
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A mouse double click does not behave exactly like pressing enter.
A double click on a directory changes into that directory.
A double click on a file activates the preview function.
In the prompt area of the command line
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The mouse wheel movement in the command browses the command history list like
ctrl-P and ctrl-N.
- A double click on the command prompt invokes the command history panel.