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diff --git a/man/menu_driver.3x b/man/menu_driver.3x
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--- a/man/menu_driver.3x
+++ b/man/menu_driver.3x
@@ -1,4 +1,32 @@
-.'" $Id: menu_driver.3x,v 1.5 1997/12/14 01:28:42 tom Exp $
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+.'" $Id: menu_driver.3x,v 1.8 1999/01/09 22:55:18 tom Exp $

 .TH menu_driver 3X ""
 .SH NAME
 \fBmenu_driver\fR - command-processing loop of the menu system
 .TH menu_driver 3X ""
 .SH NAME
 \fBmenu_driver\fR - command-processing loop of the menu system


@@ -9,8 +37,9 @@ int menu_driver(MENU *menu, int c);
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Once a menu has been posted (displayed), you should funnel input events to it
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Once a menu has been posted (displayed), you should funnel input events to it

-through \fBmenu_driver\fR.  This routine has two major input cases; either
-the input is a menu navigation request or it's a printable ASCII character.
+through \fBmenu_driver\fR.  This routine has three major input cases; either
+the input is a menu navigation request, it's a printable ASCII character or it
+is the KEY_MOUSE special key associated with an mouse event.

 The menu driver requests are as follows:
 .TP 5
 REQ_LEFT_ITEM
 The menu driver requests are as follows:
 .TP 5
 REQ_LEFT_ITEM


@@ -72,8 +101,27 @@ the new pattern.  If there is no such match, \fBmenu_driver\fR returns
 If the second argument is one of the above pre-defined requests, the
 corresponding action is performed.
 .PP
 If the second argument is one of the above pre-defined requests, the
 corresponding action is performed.
 .PP

+If the second argument is the KEY_MOUSE special key, the associated
+mouse event is translated into one of the above pre-defined requests.
+Currently only clicks in the user window (e.g. inside the menu display
+area or the decoration window) are handled. If you click above the
+display region of the menu, a REQ_SCR_ULINE is generated, if you
+doubleclick a REQ_SCR_UPAGE is generated and if you tripleclick a
+REQ_FIRST_ITEM is generated. If you click below the display region of
+the menu, a REQ_SCR_DLINE is generated, if you doubleclick a REQ_SCR_DPAGE
+is generated and if you tripleclick a REQ_LAST_ITEM is generated. If you
+click at an item inside the display area of the menu, the menu cursor
+is positioned to that item. If you double-click at an item a REQ_TOGGLE_ITEM
+is generated and \fBE_UNKNOWN_COMMAND\fR is returned. This return value makes
+sense, because a double click usually means that an item-specific action should
+be returned. It's exactly the purpose of this return value to signal that an
+application specific command should be executed. If a translation 
+into a request was done, \fBmenu_driver\fR returns the result of this request.
+If you clicked outside the user window or the mouse event couldn't be translated
+into a menu request an \fBE_REQUEST_DENIED\fR is returned. 
+.PP

 If the second argument is neither printable ASCII nor one of the above
 If the second argument is neither printable ASCII nor one of the above

-pre-defined menu requests, the drive assumes it is an application-specific
+pre-defined menu requests or KEY_MOUSE, the drive assumes it is an application-specific

 command and returns \fBE_UNKNOWN_COMMAND\fR.  Application-defined commands
 should be defined relative to \fBMAX_COMMAND\fR, the maximum value of these
 pre-defined requests.
 command and returns \fBE_UNKNOWN_COMMAND\fR.  Application-defined commands
 should be defined relative to \fBMAX_COMMAND\fR, the maximum value of these
 pre-defined requests.


@@ -110,7 +158,7 @@ The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header files
 \fB<curses.h>\fR.
 .SH PORTABILITY
 These routines emulate the System V menu library.  They were not supported on
 \fB<curses.h>\fR.
 .SH PORTABILITY
 These routines emulate the System V menu library.  They were not supported on

-Version 7 or BSD versions.
+Version 7 or BSD versions. The support for mouse events is ncurses specific.

 .SH AUTHORS
 Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
 S. Raymond.
 .SH AUTHORS
 Juergen Pfeifer.  Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
 S. Raymond.