Sent: Friday, September 21, 2018 at 3:50 PM
From: "Cliff McDiarmid" <cliffhan...@gardener.com>
To: "martyn vidler" <spiky0...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [blfs-support] GPM not working on Thinkpad
From: "Cliff McDiarmid" <cliffhan...@gardener.com>
To: "martyn vidler" <spiky0...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [blfs-support] GPM not working on Thinkpad
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2018 at 1:05 PM
From: "martyn vidler" <spiky0...@gmail.com>
To: "BLFS Support List" <blfs-support@lists.linuxfromscratch.org>
Cc: "Cliff McDiarmid" <cliffhan...@gardener.com>
Subject: Re: [blfs-support] GPM not working on Thinkpad
On 21 Sep 2018 11:14, "Cliff McDiarmid via blfs-support" <blfs-support@lists.linuxfromscratch.org[mailto:blfs-support@lists.linuxfromscratch.org]> wrote:Hi
>>but I can't get the cut and paste function working in a console on an old Thinkpad using the touchpad.
>>I should add that this is only for the trackpad/touchpad. If I plug a mouse in I can cut and paste at will.
On Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:31 martyn vidler, <spiky0...@gmail.com[mailto:spiky0...@gmail.com]> wrote:
>>It's been awhile since i needed to use gpm, but it's a combonation of using a button as well. I think you put cursor at begining of text, hold a button (might be both) and drag cursor over text
>>Ok just tried it on a laptop, left mouse drag to copy, right mouse paste
Thanks Martyn, but I'm aware of how to cut and paste with GPM. The issue is with cutting and pasting from a TRACKPAD with GPM, which in this case won't work.
As I mentioned if I plug a mouse in then it's fine, I can cut and paste.
Cliff
From: "martyn vidler" <spiky0...@gmail.com>
To: "BLFS Support List" <blfs-support@lists.linuxfromscratch.org>
Cc: "Cliff McDiarmid" <cliffhan...@gardener.com>
Subject: Re: [blfs-support] GPM not working on Thinkpad
On 21 Sep 2018 11:14, "Cliff McDiarmid via blfs-support" <blfs-support@lists.linuxfromscratch.org[mailto:blfs-support@lists.linuxfromscratch.org]> wrote:Hi
>>but I can't get the cut and paste function working in a console on an old Thinkpad using the touchpad.
>>I should add that this is only for the trackpad/touchpad. If I plug a mouse in I can cut and paste at will.
On Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:31 martyn vidler, <spiky0...@gmail.com[mailto:spiky0...@gmail.com]> wrote:
>>It's been awhile since i needed to use gpm, but it's a combonation of using a button as well. I think you put cursor at begining of text, hold a button (might be both) and drag cursor over text
>>Ok just tried it on a laptop, left mouse drag to copy, right mouse paste
Thanks Martyn, but I'm aware of how to cut and paste with GPM. The issue is with cutting and pasting from a TRACKPAD with GPM, which in this case won't work.
As I mentioned if I plug a mouse in then it's fine, I can cut and paste.
Cliff
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