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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