Settings option to make mouse operations behave like Xterm (middle button pastes) #10627

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opened 2026-01-31 02:26:05 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @wnpaul on GitHub (Sep 14, 2020).

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It would be useful if Windows Terminal had an option to make it behave like Xterm, i,e. middle mouse button pastes. The way it currently behaves, every time I switch from an X environment to Win10 I keep pressing the wrong button.

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@j4james commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2020):

This is likely covered by issue #1553.

@j4james commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2020): This is likely covered by issue #1553.
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2020):

It indeed is. Thanks @j4james! /dup #1553.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2020): It indeed is. Thanks @j4james! /dup #1553.
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2020):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2020): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#10627