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Subject: Re: HELP: cut/paste problem between xterms
Date: Viernes, 21 de Abril de 2006 14:35
From: Thomas Dickey <dickey@saltmine.radix.net>
To: debian-x@lists.debian.org

Stefano Curtarolo, Ph.D. <auro@nietzsche.mems.duke.edu> wrote:
> I`ve just updated my system to the latest xorg debian package xserver-xorg
> 7.0.14  ... and with big surprise the CUT/PASTE does not work betwenn
> xterm windows...
> the clipboard works between firefox, emacs, thunderbird but not between
> xterms.

xterm doesn't default to using the clipboard (it uses the primary selection).
I seem to recall seeing some comment to the effect that firefox only supports
clipboard (mozilla never did afaik).

xterm patch #209 has a "Select to Clipboard" feature which lets one switch
xterm's default selection mechanism between primary and clipboard selections.
(use "xterm -v" to see what version of xterm you have).

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Stefano Curtarolo, Ph.D. <auro@nietzsche.mems.duke.edu> wrote:

> I`ve just updated my system to the latest xorg debian package xserver-xorg 
> 7.0.14  ... and with big surprise the CUT/PASTE does not work betwenn 
> xterm windows...
> the clipboard works between firefox, emacs, thunderbird but not between 
> xterms.

xterm doesn't default to using the clipboard (it uses the primary selection).
I seem to recall seeing some comment to the effect that firefox only supports
clipboard (mozilla never did afaik).

xterm patch #209 has a "Select to Clipboard" feature which lets one switch
xterm's default selection mechanism between primary and clipboard selections.
(use "xterm -v" to see what version of xterm you have).

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http://invisible-island.net
ftp://invisible-island.net


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