Clipboard integration doesn't come automatically. You have to use either 'xwinclip' (see xfree86.cygwin.com) or pass '-clipboard' to XWin.exe. Neither of these is used by default because 1) neither works well with XDMCP, 2) -clipboard isn't totally trusted yet, 3) -clipboard is going to eventually be replaced with X Server code rather than an internal X Client.
Harold
Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, John Vincent wrote:
Hi,
I've just discovered the -multiwindow option of the cygwin x-server and I think it's great, as I can now run an xterm on a linux box and display it on my windows xp machine. One problem, though, I don't seem able to cut-and-paste btween the xterm window and a ms-windows application. It's as if the x-server has it's own cut-and-paste buffer which the xterm windows share, but which is distinct from the cut-and-paste buffers used by the ms-windows applications.
Can anyone throw any light on this?
I've done a recent complete binary install of cygwin, uname -a gives "CYGWIN_NT-5.1 JPV 1.3.22(0.78/3/2) 2003-03-18 09:20 i686 unknown unknown Cygwin"
I expect I just need to configure something, but I'm at a loss as to where to start with this. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, /John Vincent.
The best help you can get would be on the cygwin-xfree list, which deals with XFree86/Cygwin issues. For your convenience, I'm redirecting this query there and setting the Reply-To to the correct list. Please remove <cygwin at cygwin dot com> from any future mailings on this subject. Igor