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Date:      Sat, 22 Nov 1997 14:45:26 +0000
From:      Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
To:        Terry Todd <tlt@badger.tltodd.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: X windows cut and paste 
Message-ID:  <199711221445.OAA15426@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 22 Nov 1997 08:25:21 CST." <199711221425.IAA04340@badger.tltodd.com> 

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> 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.

Use the middle mouse button ;-)

If you haven't got ``Emulate3Buttons'' in your config, you're sunk.  
Otherwise, click both buttons simultaneously for a middle click.

> Terry Todd

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