Re: Highlighted in X, is there a buffer ?

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Bill Moseley wrote:

> On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, Thorsten Haude wrote:
>
>  
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > * Timothy Ball <timball@tux.org> [2003-02-05 18:27]:
> >    
> >
> > > Have a read at what a horrible nightmare cut&paste is under X.
> > > http://www.jwz.org/doc/x-cut-and-paste.html
> > >      
> > I can't find any thing horrible in this text.
> >    
>
> I actually like two buffers.  Not that it always works.
>
> Although what I don't like is 
>
> - double-click a URL in some text in xterm
> - move to mozilla
> - click in the Location box
> - move hand keyboard to type ^U to clear
> - move hand back
> - middle click to paste
>
> I'm sure someone will point out an easier way.
>
> At least in Opera I can right click and select "Clear" to keep from moving
> my hand too and from the keyboard.
>
>
>  
It's kind of ugly, but what I do is click at the very front of the URL 
I'm replacing, then middle click to paste, then move hand to keyboard 
and Shift-End, Delete, Enter, move hand back to mouse if needed. Your 
method seems better if you're going back to the mouse anyway; mine seems 
better if you plan to stay at the keyboard. But you're right, a better 
method would be nice.

Kent