Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:57:30 -0500 (EST) From: Peter <petermatulis@yahoo.ca> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: copy & paste troubles Message-ID: <20051121155730.21934.qmail@web60019.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200511211511.jALFBrpD003855@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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--- Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> wrote: > > > > Hi. Running 5.4 stable here. I have an annoying problem with my copy > & > > paste. When I copy something from an xterm and paste it into an X app > the > > string appears in the middle of a previously copied string made from > > within an X app. > > > > Example: > > I copy "http://freshmeat.com/" from Firefox and then "postfix" from my > > xterm. Pasting in my xterm gives me "postfix" but pasting in Firefox > > gives me "http://freshmeat.cpostfixom/". > > I have noticed that numerous applications, including HTLM forms tend > to insert where-ever the mouse pointer is rather than where the > cursor is. Or, maybe, as soon as you click the mouse to do the > insert, it first changes the cursor position to wherever the pointer > is and then does the insert. > > So, I just have to make sure I move my mouse pointer to exactly where I > want things to insert. I get caught on this frequently. > > I don't know if that is what your situation is, but it sounds like a > possibility, so check it out. No, it is not a matter of *where* it is inserted. It is *what* is inserted. And Shift-insert only works between my X apps. Copying something from my (X-generated-fluxbox) xterm does not paste anything when doing this, say, in my web browser search field. __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca
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