On Tue, 6 May 2008, Pavel Sanda wrote:
Normally, I can highlight text in a terminal and paste it with a
middle-click. In LyX, usually I can get to it with Edit -> Paste Special.
(I can copy-and-paste fine in my xterms.)
Now only the "selection" choices are shaded out and not clickable. But the
other choices do nothing for me.
This is LyX 1.5.2 on NetBSD. I am not running any clipboard utility.
Any ideas why I can't paste into LyX?
Jeremy, is this the case with only single LyX window or are running more
windows simultaneously? Running just one single instance could help.
No, only one LyX running.
I have a text highlighted in an xterm. But can't paste into LyX. Tried
middle click. Tried using menu options.
Workaround:
When I cannot get the desired result (say, from a browser window), I can
usually get it by pasting into an emacs window as an intermediate step and
then highlighting and paste into lyx from the emacs window.
Another copy/paste peculiarity (changes from past behavior):
Deleted lines (emacs key bindings: ^k) that have not been highlighted
won't paste for me (maybe by design). But highlighted lines that are
deleted (using ^w) can be pasted (probably to move them). Emacs behavior
is different. Contiguous deleted lines (^k) can be "yanked" back (^y) --
anywhere in a document. (I do not consider Emacs is the gold standard --
let's not repeat the editor flame wars -- it is a convenient feature.)
mark hansel
