GPM (TTY-Mode) doesn't work

[tobi2409]

It seems that it's not possible clicking HTML elements (buttons, textfields etc.) with GPM-Mouse in TTY-Mode.

[tombh]

Browsh generally works with a mouse. So maybe it's a specific website, can you give an example URL where it happens?

[tobi2409]

I tried it with Google, Amazon and Youtube. In KDE-Konsole I can work with mouse but in TTY-Mode and enabled GPM it's not possible.

[tombh]

So Google works with the mouse in KDE's Konsole app? I don't understand why GPM is relevant here?

[tobi2409]

Because I want to use Browsh also without X-Server. (in pure Console-mode)

[tombh]

Ohh GPM is a way of using the mouse without X11? I didn't know that. Yes I totally agree that Browsh should work in a pure console environment. So I'll mark this as a bug. Thank you

[tobi2409]

Ohh GPM is a way of using the mouse without X11? Yes. Thank you :)

[tobi2409]

Thank you :) And when we can plan with the bugfix? Because the latest version (1.64) is from 2019.

[tombh]

The reality is that I neither need to find a way of making a living from Browsh or I need to save up enough money to be able to have the months I need to work on Browsh again. I would love to find a way, but it's not going to happen any time soon I'm afraid 😕

[00c0]

How can I implement it?

[tombh]

First thing would be to set some debugging here to see if Browsh is even receiving events from GPM. Linux build instructions are here: https://github.com/browsh-org/browsh/blob/master/contrib/setup_linux_build_environment.md

[00c0]

Browsh isn't receiving events from GPM.

[tombh]

Can you outline the steps you took to reproduce that?

[00c0]

I went into tty. I enabled the GPM service. I ran browsh with the --debug flag. I tried to click on links. I closed browsh. I looked at the log file.

[tombh]

You didn't follow my instructions in the comment above: #402 (comment)

[00c0]

I'm sorry. I don't understand. Please may you explain.

[tombh]

What don't you understand? Where the comment is? How to add code to Golang? How to build Browsh? You will need to experiment for yourself and let me know at what point you're unable to proceed any further.

[00c0]

I built browsh. I was able to use it in terminal on top of X. I was able to launch it in tty. I am unable to click in tty.

[tombh]

Were you able to add a logging line here? https://github.com/browsh-org/browsh/blob/master/interfacer/src/browsh/tty.go#L173 If so, what is the logging line?

[00c0]

I was able to add a logging line there. The logging line isLog("mouseEvent").

[tombh]

Thanks, that's great. It led me to realise that it's a tcell issue. There's actually already an issue about it there! gdamore/tcell#297 So you can discuss there if you'd like to implement the solution.

[tombh]

So I'm going to close this issue as it is a duplicate of #237