Subject: Re: bug with clipboard
From: Pierre Abbat (phma@oltronics.net)
Date: Thu Nov 22 2001 - 16:57:54 CST
On Thursday 22 November 2001 10:18, Randy Kramer wrote:
> No, or at least not Windows, AFAICT. However, Windows doesn't put
> something in the clipboard simply by selecting it, you must do something
> explicit (like hit <ctrl>c) to copy it to the clipboard. Then it
> remains in the clipboard until you explicitly select something else and
> hit <ctrl>c (or <ctrl>x to cut, etc.)
As I understand it, the clipboard and the selection in X are two different
things. Merely selecting some text puts it in the selection, but putting it
in the clipboard requires some further action (hitting the Copy or Cut
buttons). Hitting the middle button pastes the selection; hitting the Paste
button pastes the clipboard, even if something else has been selected.
Are there any Xperts who can confirm or deny this?
phma
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