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The main problem I see with this is how to implement it. I know the suggestion
was to wait 0.5 seconds but then that would be to quick for some so Jan would
also have to put in an option for the waiting period.
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Actually, a better option was suggested - copying whenever the shift key or left
mouse button was released. No timing delay required at all.

When I used to code on UNIX machines using XEmacs via the twm window manager, a
similar behaviour to this was quite normal and intuitive. There, selections are
automatically copied to the clipboard and could be pasted into any window via
the middle mouse button.

I agree that most of the time people select text in order to replace it but I
think this suggestion is sensible for the times when a user opens a selection of
text files to do simple copy/paste operations or has background programs running
that monitor the clipboard. Here, it frees the user from the need to use (or
even posses) a keyboard.

However, I don't think it should be a feature for PSPad as there is already a
Unix-style mouse emulator that simulates that behaviour. Just Google for True X
Mouse
(http://www.google.co.uk/search?complete=1&hl=en&q=true+x+mouse) and
give it a try. Note though that it will also emulate the other Unix behaviour of
focusing windows as soon as you hover over them, without the need to click in
the window.

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