> > This isn't as consistent as one'd hope it to be. For instance, selecting
> > + middle-clicking works fine between xxxterm and xterm (both ways) but
> > right-clicking + "copy link location" + middle-clicking in xterm doesn't.
> >
>
> An OS-wide copy/paste buffer would be swell.
There is one, actually with PRIMARY and CLIPBOARD there are two that I
know off. Selecting stuff sends it to PRIMARY, middle-click pastes from
PRIMARY. Your right-click + "copy link location" - or ctrl + c in some
applications - sends stuff to CLIPBOARD. If you want to paste from
CLIPBOARD into xterm you can either install xclip or you can
adjust your .Xdefaults:
XTerm*VT100.Translations: #override \
ShiftInsert: insert-selection(CLIPBOARD) \n\
Insert: insert-selection(PRIMARY) \n\
Shift: insert-selection(CLIPBOARD) \n\
Shift: select-start() \n\
Shift: select-extend() \n\
Shift: select-end(CLIPBOARD)
Among other stuff, this lets you paste via Shift + Insert stuff from
your CLIPBOARD. As a reference see xclipboard(1) and xterm(1).
Frank.
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Frank Brodbeck <[email protected]>
