From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 24 15:51:39 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A30416A400 for ; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:51:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bms@spc.org) Received: from mindfull.spc.org (mindfull.spc.org [83.167.185.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B070C43D45 for ; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:51:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bms@spc.org) Received: from arginine.spc.org ([83.167.185.2]) by mindfull.spc.org with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.52) id 1FMoZa-0000Qr-BQ; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:51:34 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by arginine.spc.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EB7C65654; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:51:37 +0000 (GMT) Received: from arginine.spc.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (arginine.spc.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 13374-02; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:51:36 +0000 (GMT) Received: by arginine.spc.org (Postfix, from userid 1078) id A81596564E; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:51:36 +0000 (GMT) Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:51:36 +0000 From: Bruce M Simpson To: Divya B Message-ID: <20060324155136.GH80492@spc.org> Mail-Followup-To: Bruce M Simpson , Divya B , freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org References: <20060324095220.49985.qmail@web31808.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060324095220.49985.qmail@web31808.mail.mud.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Organization: Incunabulum X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - mindfull.spc.org X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - spc.org X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: copy paste in freebsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:51:39 -0000 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