On Thursday 22 November 2001 10:18, Randy Kramer wrote: > No, or at least not Windows, AFAICT. However, Windows doesn't put > something in the clipboard simply by selecting it, you must do something > explicit (like hit <ctrl>c) to copy it to the clipboard. Then it > remains in the clipboard until you explicitly select something else and > hit <ctrl>c (or <ctrl>x to cut, etc.)
As I understand it, the clipboard and the selection in X are two different things. Merely selecting some text puts it in the selection, but putting it in the clipboard requires some further action (hitting the Copy or Cut buttons). Hitting the middle button pastes the selection; hitting the Paste button pastes the clipboard, even if something else has been selected. Are there any Xperts who can confirm or deny this? phma
