Phil Sexton wrote:
On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 10:43, Philip Nilsson wrote:
On 16-01-05 17:48 -0500, Phil Sexton wrote:
To copy from one app and paste to another, simply left click and swipe the text (some apps such as MC you need to use the shift key as well), switch focus to the other app, place cursor where you want the text and middle click (some apps, etc. as before).
Or, some apps can use the Windows way, select text, control-c switch focus, place cursor, control V.
It's much easier and faster in Linux and I work my tail off trying to copy/paste in Windows as I do it the Linux way before I figure out that I am in the popular OS. :(
Oh really, I have to do ^a, [, move to the start position, enter, move to the end position, enter and then ^a, ] to paste!
I don't believe I have ever used an OS that control-a wasn't "copy all". How is it that the same keystrokes can be used for both copy and paste as well?
A couple of questions: 1. If control-a copies everything, don't you have to add a step of removing the unwanted portions of the text?
2. Will it work the same with the command line interface as well?
In Linux, I get exactly what I want with a couple of mouse movements and clicks as I use the auto-raise auto-focus preferences in my WM. For me, it is much quicker and simpler with less editing after.
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