RE: real-time mouse selection in vi

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From: BX Snipa
Sent: 10 December 2020 06:10
To: Michael Grant
Subject: Re: real-time mouse selection in vi

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From: screen-users <screen-users-bounces+xb_elogie=hotmail.com-mXXj517/[email protected]> on behalf of Michael Grant <mgrant-q2t/[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 10:36 AM
To: screen-users-mXXj517/[email protected] <screen-users-mXXj517/[email protected]>
Subject: real-time mouse selection in vi 
 
When I use putty to ssh into a machine without screen running, when I vi a file, I can click and drag out a region of text in real time. Each subsequent character highlights as I move the mouse while the left mouse button is held down.
 
However, when I do the same thing but within screen, it takes a second click to highlight the text and it does not highlight the text in real-time.  The region highlights only after the second click.
 
Any idea how to get the real-time selection working within screen?
 
Michael Grant