Re: newbie-esque: how to cut & paste?

[Erik Steffl <steffl@bigfoot.com>]

Aaron Brashears wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 10:55:43AM -0600, will trillich wrote:
> >       what's the incantation?
> 
> The only consistent cross-application method of copy and paste I'm
> aware of is to select text with the mouse, activate the window you
> want to paste into, and press the middle mouse button, or both
> simultaneously in 3 button emulation for a 2 button mouse.
> 
> Once you get used to it, it is actually very speedy.
> 
> I have also noticed that many (certainly not all!) programs share a
> clipboard, for example, if you copy text in mozilla (ctrl-c), then
> emacs will recognize it in its kill ring and allow you to yank it
> (ctrl-y).

  for the programs that don't chances are that xcutsel will help (it
also helps with vnc and exceed (win X server) - to get the selected text
from/into win clipboard for certain applications, like netscape,
staroffice etc.)

	erik