Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:51:36 +0000 From: Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org> To: Divya B <divya_bg@yahoo.co.in> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: copy paste in freebsd Message-ID: <20060324155136.GH80492@spc.org> In-Reply-To: <20060324095220.49985.qmail@web31808.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20060324095220.49985.qmail@web31808.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 01:52:20AM -0800, Divya B wrote: > Here is the problem i am facing with freebsd. > 1. copy some text from a file or any window > 2. close the file or window > 3. try pasting it in another place. > Paste is not happening. Is freebsd lagging in this? Or have I missed something? FreeBSD is an operating system; it's not an integrated graphical environment. It is easy for novice users to be confused about this. You haven't told us here if you're using the text-based console, the X windowing system, or any particular combination of X terminal program and/or window manager, so it's difficult to offer useful advice. If the former, it could be a FreeBSD issue, i.e. with moused or the console driver, but you have pointed out that you're using a window, so I will assume you're using X (this implies it is not a FreeBSD issue). Traditionally X's clipboard support has been threadbare at best. Having said that, you may wish to try a clipboard manager program of some kind if this sequence of events is a problem for you. I would suggest you try installing KDE or GNOME or a similar environment and see what works for you as the concept of 'clipboard' is treated very differently by such environments. Regards, BMS
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