diff --git a/edit.lua b/edit.lua
index e606e98..9ee2c14 100644
--- a/edit.lua
+++ b/edit.lua
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ end
 
 function edit.mouse_press(State, x,y, mouse_button)
   if State.search_term then return end
+  State.mouse_down = mouse_button
 --?   print_and_log(('edit.mouse_press: cursor at %d,%d'):format(State.cursor1.line, State.cursor1.pos))
   if y < State.top then
     State.old_cursor1 = State.cursor1
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ end
 function edit.mouse_release(State, x,y, mouse_button)
   if State.search_term then return end
 --?   print_and_log(('edit.mouse_release(%d,%d): cursor at %d,%d'):format(x,y, State.cursor1.line, State.cursor1.pos))
+  State.mouse_down = nil
   if y < State.top then
     State.cursor1 = {line=State.screen_top1.line, pos=State.screen_top1.pos}
     edit.clean_up_mouse_press(State)
diff --git a/select.lua b/select.lua
index f978e16..273cc57 100644
--- a/select.lua
+++ b/select.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function Text.clip_selection(State, line_index, apos, bpos)
   -- min,max = sorted(State.selection1,State.cursor1)
   local minl,minp = State.selection1.line,State.selection1.pos
   local maxl,maxp
-  if App.mouse_down(1) then
+  if State.mouse_down then
     maxl,maxp = Text.mouse_pos(State)
   else
     maxl,maxp = State.cursor1.line,State.cursor1.pos