>>>>> Dan Hensley writes: > On Mon, 2002-11-04 at 10:23, David Sterratt wrote: >> I don't seem to be able to copy text from mail messages in >> evolution >> 1.0.8 (as packaged by redhat in their RH 8.0 distribution). This >> is >> true if the mail message is either in the main evolution window >> under the list of messages, or in its own window, after having >> double clicked on the subject. There is no "Copy" item in the >> edit menu.
> There was a really long thread on this less than a week ago, so you > might want to check the mail archives for more details. Start > here: > http://lists.ximian.com/archives/public/evolution/2002-October/022548.html Thanks for this information -- it was a useful thread. >> I can copy text by selecting it and then using the X middle mouse >> button method, but this doesn't seem like the way things ought to >> be, especially for users migrating from MS windows. > This is Linux, not Windows, so things should work the way Unix > users are used to. That being said, I'll refer you back to the > previous thread for more details. I suppose it depends whether one wants Window users to switch to Linux. It strikes me that evolution does bear more than a passing resemblance to a certain program from the dark side, in which case, why not go the whole hog? My wife (an experienced windows user, finding her way on a linux box) was surprised (and not a little irritated) not to be able to copy and paste as she expected, though she was happy with the X-mouse solution when I explained it. Oddly enough, I only thought of the X-solution when I was using evolution as me (an experienced *nix user). I think the fact that evolution does look so similar to **tl**k does set up expectations that it works the same way. Anyway, it looks as though this issue is going to be dealt with sometime, which is good. David. _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
