On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:07:49 +1000 Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <ras...@rasterman.com> (CH(R) wrote:
>On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:38:20 +0200 "Marco Trevisan (Treviño)" ><m...@3v1n0.net> said: > >> Petr Vanek wrote: >> > hi, >> > >> > has copy/paste been discussed and some solution exist? I tried to >> > search through the wiki but no luck. selecting and copying text, >> > then pasting in applications doesn't seem to be really possible. >> > The minimal typical scenarios would probably be from sms/email to >> > another sms/email or web browser and vice-versa. Any ideas? >> >> Recent versions of Elementary include a support for easy copy/paste >> actions. I think it's a good example that could be ported also to >> other toolkits (wich mostly need patches, BTW). > >yes. just hold down your finger for a second and presto.. menu (you >can paste or begin selecting things). the selection is "malleable" ie >the first time when there is no selection you define it with a drag. >but after that pressing near the beginning or end of the selection >allows you to adjust it to get it right. press and hold again for menu >to "copy" or "cut" or "cancel". cancel just clears the selection and >does nothing. copy and cut put that selection in the copy buffer, and >going anywhere else to paste will paste it. > >so it's there in elementary -= handling copy/paste with fingers on a >touchscreen. but other toolkits will have a .. harder time. this is what i was looking know, thank you Petr _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community