On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:56:54 +0200 Helge Hafting <helge.haft...@ntnu.no> wrote:
> Most linux sw lets me mark text with the mouse, and then click the > middle mouse button in some other window in order to paste it there. > No wading through "cut/paste menus", this is one of the strengths of > the X windowing system. > > I have no problem pasting terminal text into LyX (or using special > paste to deal with line endings). But how do I go the other way? > Sometimes, I want to mark a paragraph or two in LyX, and paste it > into vim or something else running in an xterm. But that doesn't > work, nothing happens. If I have copy-pasted text within that > terminal before, the old text is pasted instead of what I marked in > LyX. > > Doesn't LyX put marked text on the clipboard? > > I understand that there will be limitations - LyX supports formatting > and the terminal only handles text. Still, I have no problem pasting > from openoffice into xterm, vim or gvim. > > Currently, the only way I can copy text out of LyX 2.2.2 is by > exporting an ascii file, or opening the .lyx file in a text editor. > Which is cumbersome for extracting a paragraph from a much longer > document. > > Is this a bug? Or do I need to change some setup to get this > functionality? > > Helge Hafting Not certain if I know this is what's required: LyX Version 2.2.2 Debian Linux testing. I can just highlight text in a LyX document. Just pressing, at the same time, left and right mouse buttons, can paste into xterm. Something that does happen on a couple of blog sites, is, if directly copying from text from LyX, causes it all to be seen as a hyperlink? No biggie though. Just copy it into a text editor and paste from there. Don't know if that helps. Be well, Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 *********************************************** They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price. --Kahlil Gibran *********************************************** Debian GNU/Linux - Magic indeed. -----------------------------------------------------