On Fri, 18 Jan 2008, G. Milde shared this with us all: >--} On 17.01.08, Jeremy C. Reed wrote: >--} > Normally, I can highlight text in a terminal and paste it with a >--} > middle-click. In LyX, usually I can get to it with Edit -> Paste > Special. --} > (I can copy-and-paste fine in my xterms.) >--} >--} > In my LyX, the Paste Special choices are shaded out and not clickable. >--} >--} > This is LyX 1.5.2 on NetBSD. I am not running any clipboard utility. >--} >--} > Any ideas why I can't paste into LyX? >--} >--} I did a test on my LyX 1.5.3 on Debian/testing++ with XFCE4 and >--} xfce4-clipman and got very strange results: >--} >--} A newly opened LyX (first time after starting the Computer) with a new >--} buffer did not accept any mouse-pasting (middle click) from xterms or > xjed. --} (Whether with a simple middel click or via Edit>Paste did not > matter.) --} >--} Just typing some text in the LyX window did not change this behaviour. >--} >--} After marking some text (with mouse) and Ctrl-C, I could paste this text >--} with a middle-mouse click. >--} >--} Now also pasting text from other applications works fine. >--} >--} Closing LyX and opening a new one: The second time pasting works from > the --} start. >--} >--} Any clues? >--} >--} Guenter >--}
This version [LyX Version 1.5.2] of Lyx seems to require the Ctrl+c to copy and Ctrl+v command. Just highlight then middle mouse button [scrollwheel] or double right/left mouse click to paste into a Lyx document doesn't work in Debian testing. Using Icewm. If there is a selected passage in any other program, prior to starting Lyx, you can just copy with the double mouse or scrollwheel click. It seems that as Lyx loads up, after something has been highlighted it works because Lyx gathers that information from the clipboard, which copies highlighted text. This may not be the case using KDE? -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 ********************************************************** When it's over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms . . . --------------- MARY OLIVER <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Debian - Just the best way to do magic.