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Subject: syscons and SC_NO_CUTPASTE issue
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It appears that kernel option SC_NO_CUTPASTE not only disables cut n paste
operations in virtual terminals but also prevents the mouse pointer from
being displayed or drawn. But there are cases when the mouse pointer should
be displayed even when cut n paste is disabled. This happens for example in
a tui environment where the environment does the cut n paste by itself but
needs to show the mouse pointer.

I propose that:

(a) SC_NO_SYSMOUSE should be the only option that prevents the mouse pointer
from being displayed
(b) SC_NO_SYSMOUSE should imply SC_NO_CUTPASTE (as it currently does)
(c) SC_NO_CUTPASTE should disable cut n paste but allow the mouse pointer to
be displayed
(d) the next release of the generic kernel should be compiled with
SC_NO_CUTPASTE

If it's OK with syscons maintainer and there's no serious objection from
other folks, I'll consider submitting a patch that implements (a) - (c).

Thanks.
Mike