On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:56:54 +0200
Helge Hafting <[email protected]> wrote:
> Most linux sw lets me mark text with the mouse, and then click the
> middle mouse button in some other window in order to paste it there.
> No wading through "cut/paste menus", this is one of the strengths of
> the X windowing system.
>
> I have no problem pasting terminal text into LyX (or using special
> paste to deal with line endings). But how do I go the other way?
> Sometimes, I want to mark a paragraph or two in LyX, and paste it
> into vim or something else running in an xterm. But that doesn't
> work, nothing happens. If I have copy-pasted text within that
> terminal before, the old text is pasted instead of what I marked in
> LyX.
>
> Doesn't LyX put marked text on the clipboard?
>
> I understand that there will be limitations - LyX supports formatting
> and the terminal only handles text. Still, I have no problem pasting
> from openoffice into xterm, vim or gvim.
>
> Currently, the only way I can copy text out of LyX 2.2.2 is by
> exporting an ascii file, or opening the .lyx file in a text editor.
> Which is cumbersome for extracting a paragraph from a much longer
> document.
>
> Is this a bug? Or do I need to change some setup to get this
> functionality?
>
> Helge Hafting
Not certain if I know this is what's required: LyX Version 2.2.2
Debian Linux testing.
I can just highlight text in a LyX document. Just pressing, at the same
time, left and right mouse buttons, can paste into xterm.
Something that does happen on a couple of blog sites, is, if directly
copying from text from LyX, causes it all to be seen as a hyperlink? No
biggie though. Just copy it into a text editor and paste from there.
Don't know if that helps.
Be well,
Charlie
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