On Oct 14, 2014, at 9:52 PM, Ken Moffat <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 08:39:52PM -0500, Dan McGhee wrote: >> >> In and X environment, you don’t need to hold the SHIFT key. Just the left >> mouse button and drag across your selection. Then to paste, it’s >> CTRL-SHIFT-V or right click and open the menu. OR, open Edit on the menu >> bar and select “Paste.” It even works the same on an iMac. :) >> >> Sorry for the confusion. >> >> Dan >> > [ just trying to calm down after finally getting a new (example) > page to index, and I came back to my mailboxes to wind down, only > to see that _I_ have been causing confusion ] : > > Let's forget about my previous reply to you, and I'll try again - > > The Xorg environment is sorted (after I realised it was actually a > trackpad, not a mouse), so I then went back to a tty to see if gpm > would work : and that was where I realised that I had been > selecting, but not pasting. But it seemed unmanageable on that > machine, whereas with a real mouse gpm is just about usable. > > So, you were right that I was not copying, because gpm needs shift > + left mouse. MAybe I'll learn to use it on that machine, but I am > not convinced. I was going to reply “tongue in cheek” and attempt light humor, but I re-read what you wrote and became serious. The only trackpad I’ve used is on the iMac that I bought six days ago. I don’t know if they all work the same or not. All I have to do is depress the pad with one finger and drag. That’s obviously analogous to “left click and drag.” Right click is two fingers and depress the pad. I wonder if “SHIFT-one finger drag (and maybe depress the pad) would work to select. Then the “right click” analogue to paste. This is outside of X. This seems relatively straight forward unless you’re trying to operated the trackpad and keyboard with one hand. :) If you can, I’ll be you I can get you a really good job somewhere. :) :) [That’s the tone of what I was originally planning. Aren’t you glad I didn’t say anything?] Dan
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