From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 15 23:40:01 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03F6610656A5 for ; Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:40:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mnorwick@centurytel.net) Received: from mail938c35.nsolutionszone.com (mail938c35.nsolutionszone.com [209.235.152.128]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E88A8FC15 for ; Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:40:00 +0000 (UTC) X-Authenticated-User: mnorwick.centurytel.net Received: from blacky.norwickhouse.net (174-124-34-153.dyn.centurytel.net [174.124.34.153]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail938c35.nsolutionszone.com (8.13.6/8.13.1) with ESMTP id o9FNdv7D004036 for ; Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:39:59 GMT Message-ID: <4CB8E533.8000104@centurytel.net> Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:35:15 -0500 From: "Michael D. Norwick" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20100630) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4CB89980.5030706@centurytel.net> <20101015212048.GA83261@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20101015212048.GA83261@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-CSC: 0 X-CHA: v=1.1 cv=cic9Fyrts+uZb4v7yA4r9SZ0vCbb1FfPddpHNYLu/yc= c=1 sm=1 a=F9MuLdzT-pgA:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=6K5lWtwHIF2yPAJMhta/+Q==:17 a=79GT8ibRa-A7t-DmPhgA:9 a=MjSSsurW1czGxnoIZsEA:7 a=L_QmO05Gqp7PWTHEvyWn4xQTjfwA:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=6K5lWtwHIF2yPAJMhta/+Q==:117 Subject: Re: How to get clipboard working - X X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:40:01 -0000 Frank Shute wrote: > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 01:12:16PM -0500, Michael D. Norwick wrote: > >> Good day; >> >> Having a time getting cut and paste to work in a new >> FreeBSD-8.1-RELEASE-p1 installation >> >> I am using a newly rebuilt world and kernel that I cvsup'd yesterday >> but, I was not able to get it >> going with GENERIC either. >> >> #> uname -a >> #> ******.**********.net 8.1-RELEASE-p1 >> ******,**********.net:/usr/opj/usr/src/sys/BLACKY101410 >> >> I have built xclipboard from ports and am using fluxbox ver. 1.1.1 and >> Eterm ver. 0.9.5. >> I think I should be able to cut and paste between a brower - Firefox - >> and Eterm and vice-versa. >> I haven't been able to glean the appropriate information from the handbook. >> >> T.I.A. >> > > How are you cutting and pasting? > > 1) Highlight text with left mouse, paste with middle mouse > > or > > 2) Highlight text with left mouse, paste with shift-insert > > What exactly is not working? > > Could be a mouse problem but difficult to tell. > > > Regards, > > Thank You, I'm still working on it but you gave me a heads-up. I think my trackball is broke. Michael