Re: X11 cut and paste lovers
Re: X11 cut and paste lovers
- Subject: Re: X11 cut and paste lovers
- From: Keith Esau <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 09:58:07 -0600
On 11-27-2003 6:20 AM, "Jonathan Mckeown" <email@hidden> wrote:
> On 27/11/2003, at 2:13 PM, Francois Rigaut wrote:
>
>> I know, this is not directly related to X11.app:
>>
>> Did you guys realized that in the new *Terminal.app* (Panther):
>> - left click select and put in the clipboard (copy)
>> - middle click paste the selection.
>> So the exact same behavior as regular X11 copy and paste !
>> Neat ! Personally, I find this more convenient than the option-C,
>> option-V.
>>
>> A limitation though: this seems to be handled at the window level
>> only, i.e. no copying and pasting from one window to another one, even
>> within the same app.
>>
>> I guess we can't have everything at once...
>
> Another limitation is that pressing the middle button will only paste
> text that is currently selected in the Terminal.app window, with X11
> pressing the middle button pastes whatever text was last selected. If
> you select some text and then click off it before you press the middle
> button the paste won't work. So it's not exactly the same behavior, but
> I do agree it's a pretty cool little addition to the terminal app :-).
That is because the clipboard is not involved--this is not copy and paste.
This is X11's paste selection (really transfer as the clipboard does not
change). If nothing is selected, there is nothing to transfer.
Keith Esau
email@hidden
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