* Michael K O'Brien <mobrien@pixar.com>, 2003-02-21 15:00 -0500: > Hola~ > > Here's a goofy problem I can't quite figure out. I use rxvt as my terminal. > In some applications (not all the time), if I select text, I can't > middle-mouse paste it into rxvt. However, if I start up xterm, I can > middle-mouse paste it into xterm. I can select text from xterm and paste it > into rxvt. So, I find that I open xterm, paste into it, select it in xterm, > paste into rxvt. > > I thought there was only one paste buffer and the pasting was a function of > X, not really the terminal. Obviously, I'm not correct in that... > > Why is it possible to middle-mouse paste into xterm but not rxvt? > > Is there a good way to fix it? > > MO Whithout being an expert: there are several clipboards in X. "apt-get install xclip" (and reading its documentation) will tell you more. -Andre
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