> In Emacs 23, either C-w/M-w or dragging a mouse across the text will put it into > the Windows clipboard, and you can then paste it into another application (C-y or > mouse-2 if that other application is Emacs). > > In Emacs 24, only keyboard keys, like C-w/M-w copy text into the clipboard, and > only C-y paste it from the clipboard.
May I ask why this change is being made in Emacs 24? It seems like a step backwards and will stop me doing things I do a lot. Thanks, Francis
