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Re: Select/copy/paste using keyboard in X



> A well-known alternative OS allows one to select using
> shift/cntl + arrow keys within compliant applications,
> then cut with cntl-x, copy with cntl-c, and paste with
> cntl-v.  Is there anyway to set this up under X?  From
> the man pages and the X-windows FAQ, it looks like
> the mouse is the only choice.

Current Gnome apps support this using the same key sequence
you mention. I would assume that KDE/QT apps do to (I use
Opera, an app built using QT, and it does. I don't know about
other KDE apps though.

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