Re: copying text from console to X with gpmdata?
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:12:49 -0400, Carl Fink <carlf@fink.to> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 12:20:30PM -0700, Stefan O'Rear wrote:
>
> > gpmdata only carries mouse clicks, it doesn't do anything with
> > selections.
> >
> > My advice: Use XTerm. I like my 212x78 console. (And I don't need GPM!)
>
> I use xterm, but I can't copy from an xterm into a "fully" graphical
> application (e.g. OpenOffice.org, FireFox). Am I missing a trick?
There are 2 main (actually 3) buffers in X where it stores stuff you
select and cut and paste. One of these gets used by apps when you do
ctrl+c or ctrl+x in a gnome app for instance. (and possibly in emacs
when killing?) And the other gets filled as soon as you select
something. [1]
So to make a long story short, select the text with your mouse, go
over to the other app, press the middle mouse button.
greets,
Wim
[1] http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/ClipboardsWiki
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