On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 11:59:49AM -0500, Marcus Watts wrote: > Recent versions of xterm (237, 242) have some new options you might find > helpful. > > control-center-button brings up "VT options", then > just past "Allow 80/132 Column Switching", there are 2 new options: > "Keep Selection", and "Select to Clipboard". I think the 2nd of these > might cause xterm to behave as you wish.
Excellent! I was unaware of that option. Adding the line XTerm*selectToClipboard: true to the ~/.Xdefaults file allows highlighting (and middle-clicking) to copy (and paste) with the CLIPBOARD, rather than the PRIMARY.
