diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 42b946086b..0d5886c981 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 
+2004-12-06  Alfredo Braunstein  <abraunst@lyx.org>
+
+	* lyxfunc.C: 
+	* text3.C: remove selection_possible global flag
+
 2004-12-06  Alfredo Braunstein  <abraunst@lyx.org>
 
 	* text2.C (getSelectionSpan): remove
diff --git a/src/lyxfunc.C b/src/lyxfunc.C
index 1e08a9708f..defb342f1b 100644
--- a/src/lyxfunc.C
+++ b/src/lyxfunc.C
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ namespace biblio = lyx::biblio;
 
 extern BufferList bufferlist;
 extern LyXServer * lyxserver;
-extern bool selection_possible;
 
 extern boost::scoped_ptr<kb_keymap> toplevel_keymap;
 
@@ -615,7 +614,6 @@ void LyXFunc::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 	// we have not done anything wrong yet.
 	errorstat = false;
 	dispatch_buffer.erase();
-	selection_possible = false;
 
 	bool update = true;
 
diff --git a/src/text3.C b/src/text3.C
index 5f37f7de5b..bc341780e3 100644
--- a/src/text3.C
+++ b/src/text3.C
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ using std::vector;
 
 extern string current_layout;
 
-// the selection possible is needed, that only motion events are
-// used, where the button press event was on the drawing area too
-bool selection_possible = false;
-
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -1084,7 +1080,6 @@ void LyXText::dispatch(LCursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 
 	case LFUN_MOUSE_TRIPLE:
 		if (cmd.button() == mouse_button::button1) {
-			selection_possible = true;
 			cursorHome(cur);
 			cur.resetAnchor();
 			cursorEnd(cur);
@@ -1095,7 +1090,6 @@ void LyXText::dispatch(LCursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 
 	case LFUN_MOUSE_DOUBLE:
 		if (cmd.button() == mouse_button::button1) {
-			selection_possible = true;
 			selectWord(cur, lyx::WHOLE_WORD_STRICT);
 			bv->haveSelection(cur.selection());
 		}
@@ -1106,7 +1100,6 @@ void LyXText::dispatch(LCursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 		// Right click on a footnote flag opens float menu
 		if (cmd.button() == mouse_button::button3) {
 			cur.clearSelection();
-			selection_possible = false;
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -1120,8 +1113,6 @@ void LyXText::dispatch(LCursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 			paste_internally = true;
 		}
 
-		selection_possible = true;
-
 		// Clear the selection
 		cur.clearSelection();
 
@@ -1137,10 +1128,6 @@ void LyXText::dispatch(LCursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 		// Set cursor here.
 		bv->cursor() = cur;
 
-		// Don't allow selection after a big jump.
-		//if (bv->fitCursor())
-		//	selection_possible = false;
-
 		// Insert primary selection with middle mouse
 		// if there is a local selection in the current buffer,
 		// insert this
@@ -1149,7 +1136,6 @@ void LyXText::dispatch(LCursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 				bv->owner()->dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_PASTE));
 			else
 				bv->owner()->dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_PASTESELECTION, "paragraph"));
-			selection_possible = false;
 		}
 
 		break;
@@ -1159,14 +1145,6 @@ void LyXText::dispatch(LCursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 		// Only use motion with button 1
 		//if (cmd.button() != mouse_button::button1)
 		//	return false;
-		// We want to use only motion events for which
-		// the button press event was on the drawing area too.
-		if (!selection_possible) {
-			lyxerr[Debug::ACTION] << "BufferView::Pimpl::"
-				"dispatch: no selection possible\n";
-			lyxerr << "BufferView::Pimpl::dispatch: no selection possible\n";
-			break;
-		}
 
 		// ignore motions deeper nested than the real anchor
 		LCursor & bvcur = cur.bv().cursor();
@@ -1205,8 +1183,6 @@ void LyXText::dispatch(LCursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 	}
 
 	case LFUN_MOUSE_RELEASE: {
-		selection_possible = false;
-
 		if (cmd.button() == mouse_button::button2)
 			break;