Re: Cut-Copy/Paste behavior
Jay Smith <jay-BB6z0fKkvBxWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
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Daniel, What I don't understand (because my 2-button + wheel/button mouse is not working [configured?] properly) is: Since simply highlighting text DOES put content into *some* buffer, does using the middle mouse button to do the pasting, cause the *correct* content to be pasted? What I mean is that if I get focus on the source window and it has highlighted text and I then get focus on the target window and it also has some ALREADY highlighted text, the highlighted text in the target window goes into *some* buffer. I don't know if the buffer it is going into is the "middle button paste buffer" or some other buffer. I do know, however, that if I get focus on the target window and do a "control v", the most recently highlighted content will get pasted. If the *target* window already had highlighted content (or if you highlight something in the target window because you want to replace it when you paste) then it is the highlighted text from the TARGET window that will get pasted INSTEAD of the correct text from the SOURCE window. Am I making any sense? Maybe we better leave this one alone. Jay Daniel C. von Asmuth wrote: > Thus quoth Reilly Burke on Sun, Sep 07, 2003 at 06:25:56PM -0700: > >>I think the point of this thread is that Linux is really annoying on the >>subject of "cut & paste". Sure we can all run out and buy several >>cartons of mouses to refit the office, but wouldn't it be easier if >>Linux developers had taken the time to agree on a standard "cut & paste" >>method like Windows has done? The wheel mouse method works within one > > > Unix mice have three buttons and the standard paste operation is by > pushing the middle button. It is certainly annoying having to use > equipment that does not follow this handy convention. (like Macintoshes) > > Kind regards, > > > Daniel von Asmuth > > -- Jay Smith e-mail: Jay-BB6z0fKkvBxWk0Htik3J/[email protected] mailto:[email protected] website: http://www.JaySmith.com Jay Smith & Associates P.O. Box 650 Snow Camp, NC 27349 USA Phone: Int+US+336-376-9991 Toll-Free Phone in US & Canada: 1-800-447-8267 Fax: Int+US+336-376-6750