Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Wednesday, 15 May 2024 14:37:22 BST Michael wrote: > >> There are 3 'cliboards', known as selections, I know of: >> >> 1. Primary - you select some text by holding down your left mouse button (or >> Shift+arrow) and you paste it with your middle button (or Shift+Insert - >> depending on application). >> >> 2. Secondary - some applications will autoselect text, e.g. when you click >> in the non-empty address bar of a browser. This can replace any selection >> you had in the Primary selection. It depends on the particular >> application. >> >> 3. Clipboard - this is the Ctrl+x/c/v MSWindows style of cut/copy/paste menu >> items. > I just think of them simply as a selection buffer and a paste buffer. It > obviates any more complicated mental models. > >> I understand there's a new disk technology about to be released upon us with >> laser heating up the area where data is being stored, to increase density >> and therefore hugely increase capacity. Your next spinning drive could >> well be 30-50T or more! 0_0 > Oo-er! > > -- Regards, Peter.
This explanation makes sense. Looks like once I highlight something else, it forgets the previous highlight. That goes with how it seems to work as well. On the larger hard drives, I just bought a Fractal case that holds at least 18 drives. Now this. :-D Dale :-) :-)
