Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:05:19 -0500 From: Doug Poland <doug@polands.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ? (NOTE - I am not an IDIOT) Message-ID: <20051013150518.GA14364@polands.org> In-Reply-To: <20051013142019.GV29905@localdomain> References: <434E6B11.6010903@blueyonder.co.uk> <20051013142019.GV29905@localdomain>
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On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 09:20:20AM -0500, Will Maier wrote: > 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. > <SHIFT><INSERT> also works quite nicely for pasting from the keyboard. -- Regards, Doug
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