This is the clue I needed - the Windows key (Alt, Ctrl, and Fn do other 
unrelated actions) +2 or +3 work (not certain if 2 and 3 work exactly 
the same - have not tried too much yet), but there is an odd behavior 
with that action.  As soon as I let go of either key, the screen turns 
off until I touch it, or press a key (only really tried shift since that 
usually has no effect on the command line).  But after that, I see the 
highlighted text in the new location - cool!  The Windows key + 4 seems 
to scroll back, but I'm not certain since I did not have a lot of 
previous lines in the window I tried that in.

Quirky, but a big  improvement. Does the window manager make any 
difference?  This works with both twm and fluxbox. I intend to try some 
others out to see how they compare.  Is there no general FAQ for using X 
with a touchscreen?

Thanks, Jimi (and Tim, for your suggestions, although they had other 
results ;-).

Rory

Jimi Malcolm wrote:
> I don't have X installed anymore, but I think I used to hold down Alt or
> the Windows key and touch the screen.  I think I used to be able to hold
> Alt+2 or Alt+3 and then click.  Try some of those combinations.
> 
> Rory O'Connor (Thu@09h16)
> 
> 
>>How does one emulate mouse buttons 2 and 3 with a stylus
>>on a touch screen (NEC Mobile Pro 780 in my case) under fluxbox, 
>>blackbox, twm, or other window managers?  I can mark stuff easily 
>>enough, but  have not found any way to copy/cut and/or paste it - kinda 
>>spoils the "joy of  X"  ;-}
>>
>>Carl Soderstrom suggested the possibility of shift-insert, but there is 
>>no 'insert" key on the MP 780 keyboard.  I tried about all other combos 
>>with shift I could think of, but no luck.  It would seem that the 
>>otherwise useless WinCE app keys on the top row would be prime 
>>candidates for this sort of thing.
>>
>>TIA,
>>Rory O'Connor
> 
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