Re: Copying and pasting don't work in Gnome terminal
Turns out the problem in Gnome Terminal is only with clipboard copies.
Primary works ... selecting text then using the middle mouse button to
paste it into another app works just fine.
Thanks!
Jen
On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 06:41:38PM -0700, Eric G. Miller wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 12:17:53PM -0700, jennyw wrote:
> > Just wondering if I'm missing something obvious ... cutting and
> > pasting in Gnome terminal is pretty inconsistent for me. Sometimes it
> > works, sometimes it only copies the first letter or does something
> > else weird. Does this happen to others, too, or am I special? ;-)
> >
> > Are there better terminals to use that support cut and paste?
>
> Xterm? You might try holding down the shift key while making a
> selection. It seems to overcome many apps that do funny stuff to
> selections.
>
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