Young Hyun wrote:
> On Jul 15, 2007, at 5:03 PM, Adam D. I. Kramer wrote:
>
>> In dealing with a problem, and in reading the archives, I came across
>> this
>> thread from 2004, discussing how when you select text in an xterm (or any
>> x11 window), then copy it with Edit -> Copy or command-C, it doesn't
>> always
>> move to the clipboard for pasting into other applications (e.g.,
>> Safari, or
>> MSWord).
>
> I personally never found a solution to the copy and paste problems, and
> it continues to be a frustrating productivity hit in 10.4.10 (and has
> been for YEARS now). I've noticed that restarting X11.app does a good
> job of unwedging things when copy and paste begins to fail
> often/consistently, but this is admittedly a very disruptive workaround
> and ultimately only temporary.
>
> Recently, I've switched to using Carbon Emacs for local editing, and
> copy-and-paste works splendidly. This doesn't solve copy-and-paste
> problems with remote xemacs or local X apps like Wireshark, but it's
> reduced my frustration level to a more tolerable level. Choosing
> alternative non-X-based apps like this seems to be the only real
> solution to this dogged problem. (I've pretty much given up the thought
> that Apple will ever fix this.)
Same here which has forced me to give up the thought of ever replacing my Linux
PC with a MAC let alone recommending to my boss that we investigate using MACs
as an alternative workstation for the engineers. Apple just doesn't seem to get
it when it comes to the user interface. One size does *not* fit all.
michael
>
> --Young
>
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