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.)
--Young
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