From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 13 15:05:22 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 528AE16A41F for ; Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:05:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from djp@polands.org) Received: from moab.polands.org (CPE-24-208-53-189.new.res.rr.com [24.208.53.189]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7BB243D45 for ; Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:05:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from djp@polands.org) Received: from jericho.polands.org ([172.16.1.35]) by moab.polands.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j9DF5KrB078919 for ; Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:05:20 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from djp@polands.org) Received: from jericho.polands.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by jericho.polands.org (8.13.3/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j9DF5J8d014863 for ; Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:05:19 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from djp@jericho.polands.org) Received: (from djp@localhost) by jericho.polands.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j9DF5JYM014862 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:05:19 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from djp) Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:05:19 -0500 From: Doug Poland To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20051013150518.GA14364@polands.org> References: <434E6B11.6010903@blueyonder.co.uk> <20051013142019.GV29905@localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051013142019.GV29905@localdomain> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i 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 15:05:22 -0000 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. > also works quite nicely for pasting from the keyboard. -- Regards, Doug