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Bug#581653: marked as done (xterm: please add pointerMode change to NEWS.Debian file)

Your message dated Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:02:26 +0000
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and subject line Bug#581653: fixed in xterm 259-1
has caused the Debian Bug report #581653,
regarding xterm: please add pointerMode change to NEWS.Debian file
to be marked as done.

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Package: xterm
Version: 258-1
Severity: wishlist

Previously (through Lenny) the default XTerm pointerMode was

       pointerMode (class PointerMode)
               Specifies when the pointer may be hidden as the user types.  It
               will be redisplayed if the user moves the mouse, or clicks  one
               of its buttons.
               0  never.  This is the default.
               1  the application running in xterm has not activated mouse
                  mode.
               2  always.

This has changed in Squeeze.  And it is quite a user visible change.

               0  never
               1  the application running in xterm has not activated mouse
                  mode.  This is the default.
               2  always.

Since it was such a visible change I know I immediately went looking
for it in a NEWS entry to find how to control this behavior.  Of
course it is documented in the man page but it would have been nice if
this information could have been and found more easily in a NEWS.Debian
file.  Let me suggest the following as some place to start.

  The default value for 'pointerMode' has changed.  'pointerMode'
  specifies when the pointer may be hidden as the user types.  It will
  be redisplayed if the user moves the mouse, or clicks one of its
  buttons.  Previously the default value was "0" meaning never hide the
  pointer.  The default is now "1" meaning hide the pointer after the
  user has typed, if the xterm has not activated mouse mode.  To
  restore the previous behavior set the X resource XTerm*pointerMode
  to "0".  (e.g. XTerm*pointerMode:0)

Thanks,
Bob

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--- Begin Message --- 
Source: xterm
Source-Version: 259-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
xterm, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

xterm_259-1.diff.gz
  to main/x/xterm/xterm_259-1.diff.gz
xterm_259-1.dsc
  to main/x/xterm/xterm_259-1.dsc
xterm_259-1_i386.deb
  to main/x/xterm/xterm_259-1_i386.deb
xterm_259.orig.tar.gz
  to main/x/xterm/xterm_259.orig.tar.gz



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 581653@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org> (supplier of updated xterm package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
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Format: 1.8
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:39:27 +0200
Source: xterm
Binary: xterm
Architecture: source i386
Version: 259-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force <debian-x@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
Description: 
 xterm      - X terminal emulator
Closes: 580946 581647 581653
Changes: 
 xterm (259-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * README.Debian: drop obsolete content, including a link to the old Debian X
     FAQ (closes: #581647).  Thanks, Bob Proulx!
   * Add a NEWS entry about the changed default value for pointerMode (closes:
     #581653).  Request and wording from Bob Proulx, thanks!
   * Refresh 902_windowops.diff and 904_fontops.diff.
   * New upstream release
     + change default for allowScrollLock resource to false, noting that the
       supposedly unused key has been useful for various rebindings
       (closes: #580946)
   * Update copy of XTerm FAQ to revision 1.138 (dated 2010/05/15).
   * Bump copyright year in debian/copyright.
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