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From: Brian Clapper <bmc@WillsCreek.COM>
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Gordon Wang wrote:

> Dear Sir
> I am a FreeBSD 2.2.1 user.
> I use fvwm2.0.
> What should I do if I want to copy the texts on a Xterm window?

Type `man xterm' and read the docs.  Here's a pertinent excerpt:

       Pointer button one (usually left) is used to save text into the cut
       buffer.  Move the cursor to beginning of the text, and then hold the
       button down while moving the cursor to the end of the region and
       releasing the button.  The selected text is highlighted and is saved
       in the global cut buffer and made the PRIMARY selection when the
       button is released.  Double-clicking selects by words.
       Triple-clicking selects by lines.  Quadruple-clicking goes back to
       characters, etc.  Multiple-click is determined by the time from
       button up to button down, so you can change the selection unit in
       the middle of a selection.  If the key/button bindings specify that
       an X selection is to be made, xterm will leave the selected text
       highlighted for as long as it is the selection owner.

       Pointer button two (usually middle) `types' (pastes) the text from
       the PRIMARY selection, if any, otherwise from the cut buffer,
       inserting it as keyboard input.

       Pointer button three (usually right) extends the current selection.

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