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LeftMouse + ScrollDown pastes selection to buffer

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Description

Description of the problem or steps to reproduce

  1. Click and drag to select some text
  2. While still holding left mouse button, scroll the mouse wheel down

A video of the bug ocurring. The only input is mousewheel down while selecting and moving the mouse. Micro freezes after the 5000 line point.
https://imgur.com/gallery/CmLp6

Whatver text is selected will then be pasted below the selection. This seems to

Specifications

You can use micro -version to get the commit hash.

Commit hash: 1.4.0 and 1.4.1:6d2cbb6
OS: Archlinux
Terminal: Xfce4-terminal and Konsole

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Research direction

Reproduce the selection-and-scroll sequence described in the issue using micro 1.4.0 or 1.4.1, Arch Linux, and the listed terminals. Trace the mouse-selection and wheel-event handling; done means scrolling while holding the left button does not paste the selection or cause freezes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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