On 18-11-2020 01:07, Steve Litt wrote: > On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:16:11 -0500 > Hendrik Boom <hend...@topoi.pooq.com> wrote: > > >> A wild guess. Linux has over the ages acquired (at least) two cut >> and paste mechanisms -- one from the underlying X system, and another >> from the desktop systems put on top. They don't always agree as to >> what has to be cut and pasted; I suspect each has its own paste >> buffer. They oftern communicate but not always. There have been >> occasions where I have had to cut in one pieve of software, paste >> into emacs, and then cut from emacs with the other mechanism and >> paste where I intended originally. > Other than deliberate exclusion of Linux users by Microsoft and their > henchmen, the only area I've seen where Windows is better than Linux is > cut and paste. On Windows, it's Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, and IIRC that works > seamlessly on both CLI and GUI. On Linux, it can be Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V, > or highlight and middle mouse button (be sure to press and not turn at > all), or menu edit and paste, or who knows what else. I hate, hate, > HATE it: It deeply cuts into my daily workflow. > > I've tried pastebin managers in the past, but they seemed to make > things worse. > > If anybody knows of a pastebin manager (but not associated with KDE) > that makes cut and paste on any Linux X (not associated with a specific > wm/de (Window Manager/Desktop Environment)), please let me know. > > >> Also: a lot of mouses have a middle scroll button that doubles as a >> middle clickable button. There can be a mechanical problem here; >> when I click on my middle button, I sometimes get a click, sometimes >> one step of a scroll (usually upwards), and sometimes both. >> Annoying. It takes come carefulness to get the signal I want. > Yes. You need to press straight down, with absolutely no hint of > pressure up or down, left or right. Cutting and pasting shouldn't be > this hard. > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > Autumn 2020 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times > http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive > _______________________________________________
In my XFCE environment I use Ctrl+Ins to copy and Shift+Ins to paste most of the time instead of Ctrl+C and Ctlr+V. Grtz Nick _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
