Sent: Friday, September 21, 2018 at 3:50 PM From: "Cliff McDiarmid" <[email protected]> To: "martyn vidler" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [blfs-support] GPM not working on Thinkpad Sent: Friday, September 21, 2018 at 1:05 PM From: "martyn vidler" <[email protected]> To: "BLFS Support List" <[email protected]> Cc: "Cliff McDiarmid" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [blfs-support] GPM not working on Thinkpad
On 21 Sep 2018 11:14, "Cliff McDiarmid via blfs-support" <[email protected][mailto:[email protected]]> wrote:Hi >>but I can't get the cut and paste function working in a console on an old >>Thinkpad using the touchpad. >>I should add that this is only for the trackpad/touchpad. If I plug a mouse >>in I can cut and paste at will. On Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:31 martyn vidler, <[email protected][mailto:[email protected]]> wrote: >>It's been awhile since i needed to use gpm, but it's a combonation of using a >>button as well. I think you put cursor at begining of text, hold a button >>(might be both) and drag cursor over text >>Ok just tried it on a laptop, left mouse drag to copy, right mouse paste Thanks Martyn, but I'm aware of how to cut and paste with GPM. The issue is with cutting and pasting from a TRACKPAD with GPM, which in this case won't work. As I mentioned if I plug a mouse in then it's fine, I can cut and paste. Cliff -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
