Bug#276090: xterm: Can't paste old selection (buffer 0) to Mozilla
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 01:45:13AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> Package: xterm
> Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8
> Severity: important
>
> Since the Mozilla bug 63419 [*] has been closed as wontfix, then this
> should be fixed in xterm.
>
> The problem is that if a selection in an xterm is no longer there
> (e.g. after a click in the xterm or if the xterm has been closed),
> then it is not possible to paste the old selection to Mozilla.
>
> [*] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63419
None of the information in that bug log explains _why_ it shouldn't be
fixed. My reading suggests that it should be, and a determined X coder
could probably do it. At least for the Debian packages of Mozilla!
--
Daniel Jacobowitz
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