On 20-01-05 13:40 -0500, Phil Sexton wrote: > On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 10:43, Philip Nilsson wrote: > > On 16-01-05 17:48 -0500, Phil Sexton wrote: > > > To copy from one app and paste to another, simply left click and swipe > > > the text (some apps such as MC you need to use the shift key as well), > > > switch focus to the other app, place cursor where you want the text and > > > middle click (some apps, etc. as before). > > > > > > Or, some apps can use the Windows way, select text, control-c switch > > > focus, place cursor, control V. > > > > > > It's much easier and faster in Linux and I work my tail off trying to > > > copy/paste in Windows as I do it the Linux way before I figure out that > > > I am in the popular OS. :( > > > > Oh really, I have to do ^a, [, move to the start position, > > enter, move to the end position, enter and then ^a, ] to > > paste! > > I don't believe I have ever used an OS that control-a wasn't "copy > all". How is it that the same keystrokes can be used for both copy and > paste as well?
I hope you meant "select all". > > A couple of questions: > 1. If control-a copies everything, don't you have to add a step of > removing the unwanted portions of the text? Huh? > 2. Will it work the same with the command line interface as well? You mean there's something other than the command line interface ;)? > > In Linux, I get exactly what I want with a couple of mouse movements and > clicks as I use the auto-raise auto-focus preferences in my WM. For me, > it is much quicker and simpler with less editing after. > I don't use my mouse any more. It lies there tangled in a heap of cables, even if I wanted to use it I couldn't. Oh, and I use GNU Screen BTW!
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