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Re: X question



On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 02:32:27PM +0100, David Wright wrote:
> Quoting Steve Cooper (stevencooper@isomedia.com):
> > The only issue I have with the X behavior is that I can't
> > figure out to efficiently perform a replacement paste.  E.g.
> > If you want to paste a URL into a browser in Windoze you'd
> > select the current URL and paste over it.

Assuming the browser in question is netscape, you can click anywhere in the
location box and press Ctrl-U to delete all text in it.  This may also work
with other (GUI) browsers.

> Others have addressed the general problem. In case you haven't
> tried this for your particular example, do try pasting the
> new URL anywhere on the browser page, i.e. ignoring the "location"
> window. (It may be browser dependant.)

This is actually one of my least favorite netscape features.  I generally
open links in new windows by middle-clicking on the link.  If my aim is a
little off, though, the existing window goes off looking for whatever is in
the paste buffer (which is frequently not a URL anyhow).  Anyone know of a
way to turn this (mis)feature off?

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