Tor Arntsen wrote: I disagree. While I agree that we should always work for consistency, you have to meet users expectations to some degree. And I think the current paradigm of mouse button functionality within XEmacs as a whole is inconsistent with just about any other application or OS you will run across. I use XEmacs exclusively as a code text editor. I expect the middle mouse button to paste the current selection, nothing else. As a text editor, that works as expected. Outside of the text editor, such in W3 mode or the file selection dialog box, the middle button does not paste, it activates or selects. Inconsistent (I obviously have never used XEmacs as a browser). In the case of file selection, if I did not already know how to select a file from the dialog, I would try things in this order: - Left click - Left double click - Right click, hope for a menu with "Open" as one of the options - Ask someone who already knows how - Try anything that comes to mind until something works. Middle clicking wouldn't cross my mind until the last of these options. So, IMHO, I think the whole XEmacs mouse paradigm is what is inconsistent because it is so dissimilar from the conventions expected by new users. But because long-time XEmacs users are familiar with the current setup, changing it probably isn't a good option. What if left double click had the same functionality as middle click? You wouldn't lose text selection capabilities, and new users would find their way more quickly. Supply that synonymous behavior everywhere and you don't lose consistency. I am not at all familiar with XEmacs internals to know how feasible or desirable that solution would be, but at first glance it looks like a big improvement over the current situation. Thanks, Darryl