Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 09:43:18 -0500 From: "Norman C. Rice" <nrice@emu.sourcee.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X windows cut and paste Message-ID: <19971122094318.44501@emu.sourcee.com> In-Reply-To: <199711221425.IAA04340@badger.tltodd.com>; from Terry Todd on Sat, Nov 22, 1997 at 08:25:21AM -0600 References: <199711221425.IAA04340@badger.tltodd.com>
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On Sat, Nov 22, 1997 at 08:25:21AM -0600, Terry Todd wrote: > > How does one cut and paste between X windows? I can highlight text > with the left mouse button but can't figure out how to get it into > the paste buffer and how to paste it in another window. Where's the > documentation on how to do this? I'm just running X and twm and > a few xterm windows. I have a 2 button PS2 mouse. > > Terry Todd Try enabling/uncommenting Emulate3Buttons and Emulate3Timeout in /etc/XF86Config. Restart X, select some text, push both buttons at the same time to paste the selected text. IMHO, if you perform a lot of "cut-n-paste", you would benefit from the acquisition of a three-button mouse. -- Regards, Norm
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