From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 13 14:20:24 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C68FF16A41F for ; Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:20:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from willmaier@ml1.net) Received: from out3.smtp.messagingengine.com (out3.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.27]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 687ED43D49 for ; Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:20:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from willmaier@ml1.net) Received: from frontend1.internal (mysql-sessions.internal [10.202.2.149]) by frontend1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3989CCD3D63 for ; Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:20:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: from frontend2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.151]) by frontend1.internal (MEProxy); Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:20:19 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: R4STNlYu/LfuSe/2eT6VUx3zZ08f+uufORcQ9B0M0Uif 1129213218 Received: from merkur (host-66-202-74-42.choiceone.net [66.202.74.42]) by frontend2.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8270C570363 for ; Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:20:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by merkur (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1000 willmaier@ml1.net; Thu, 13 Oct 2005 09:20:21 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 09:20:20 -0500 From: Will Maier To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20051013142019.GV29905@localdomain> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <434E6B11.6010903@blueyonder.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <434E6B11.6010903@blueyonder.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i Subject: Re: How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ? (NOTE - I am not an IDIOT) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:20:24 -0000 On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 03:11:29PM +0100, Spec wrote: > couldn't see if you got an answer to this but I just found out > that you can do it (in fedora/xfce anyway). This is a feature of the graphical environment (X windows), not the operating system or, AFAIK, the window manager. > You select text you want to copy in xterm, move focus to where you > want to paste it and then press mouse button 5 on my logitech > mouse, so just press all mouse buttons on your mouse, one will > probably/possibly (at a guess) paste text. The traditional binding is 'Mouse 3', which often is the scroll wheel or both left and right buttons pressed simultaneously. This may differ depending on the mouse. -- o--------------------------{ Will Maier }--------------------------o | jabber:..wcmaier@jabber.ccc.de | email:..........wcmaier@ml1.net | | \.........wcmaier@cae.wisc.edu | \..........wcmaier@cae.wisc.edu | *------------------[ BSD Unix: Live Free or Die ]------------------*