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From: Rui Miguel Seabra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Rui Miguel Silva Seabra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: bug with clipboard Date: 22 Nov 2001 11:15:39 -0500 On Wed, 2001-11-21 at 17:55, Randy Kramer wrote: > Rui Miguel Seabra wrote: > > I do not > > know how this behaves in platforms where that behaviour is not standard > > (but imho we should always support the unix way when feasible since it's > > more user friendly to select (autocopy) and paste than select, copy, and > > finally paste). > > I'd like to have an option. It is not uncommon for me to select > something and copy it, then do several other things (which include > selection) before finally pasting it, then possibly doing other things > (which include selection), before pasting (the same thing) again. > > Works well in Windows, obviously not in Linux. I have not succeeded in > getting the hang of Linux style copy and pasting, and I think others > would appreciate the option as well. I also tend to agree that in platforms where this behaviour is not standard that implementing it would require an option to choose using it or not. In unix builds, it has to work to be coherent. Hugs, rms -- + No matter how much you do, you never do enough -- unknown + Whatever you do will be insignificant, | but it is very important that you do it -- Ghandi + So let's do it...?
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