Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 19:03:25 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r40307 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq Message-ID: <201212081903.qB8J3PxJ097509@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler Date: Sat Dec 8 19:03:24 2012 New Revision: 40307 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/40307 Log: Update and clarify text-mode-cut-paste: make it clear that this is copy-and-paste not cut-and-paste. PR: docs/174134 Submitted by: Bas Smeelen <b.smeelen@ose.nl> Approved by: bcr (mentor) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sat Dec 8 13:32:22 2012 (r40306) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Sat Dec 8 19:03:24 2012 (r40307) @@ -2237,10 +2237,14 @@ </question> <answer> - <para>Once you get the mouse daemon running (see the <link - linkend="moused">previous section</link>), hold down the + <para>It is not possible to remove data using the mouse. + However, it is possible to <quote>copy and + paste</quote>. + Once you get the mouse daemon running (see the + <link linkend="moused">previous question</link>) + hold down button 1 (left button) and move the mouse to select a region - of text. Then, press the button 2 (middle button) to paste + of text. Then, press button 2 (middle button) to paste it at the text cursor. Pressing button 3 (right button) will <quote>extend</quote> the selected region of text.</para>
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