diff --git a/src/htmltextview.py b/src/htmltextview.py
index b1cf6fb64..7dacabba0 100644
--- a/src/htmltextview.py
+++ b/src/htmltextview.py
@@ -855,7 +855,8 @@ class HtmlTextView(gtk.TextView):
self.connect('realize', self.on_html_text_view_realized)
self.connect('unrealize', self.on_html_text_view_unrealized)
self.connect('copy-clipboard', self.on_html_text_view_copy_clipboard)
- self.get_buffer().connect_after('mark-set', self.on_text_buffer_mark_set)
+ self.id_ = self.connect('button-release-event',
+ self.on_left_mouse_button_release)
self.get_buffer().create_tag('eol', scale = pango.SCALE_XX_SMALL)
self.tooltip = tooltips.BaseTooltip()
self.config = gajim.config
@@ -939,8 +940,10 @@ class HtmlTextView(gtk.TextView):
self.get_buffer().add_selection_clipboard(self.get_clipboard(
gtk.gdk.SELECTION_PRIMARY))
- def on_text_buffer_mark_set(self, location, mark, unused_data):
+ def on_left_mouse_button_release(self, widget, event):
bounds = self.get_buffer().get_selection_bounds()
+ if event.button != 1:
+ return
if bounds:
# textview can be hidden while we add a new line in it.
if self.has_screen():