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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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