How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ?
Hi, I am using a very vanilla XFree86 installation on fbsd 5.3. I am using ratpoison as my window manager. If I highlight text in an xterm, it is immediately in my buffer, and I can paste it into that xterm, or any other xterm. Further, if I copy text in my web browser, I can paste it into all my xterms. However, I cannot take text that I copied in my xterm and paste it into my browser (opera). Why is this ? Why can I go in one direction (paste from opera into xterm) but not the other (paste from xterm into opera) ? thanks. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Sign up for Fantasy Baseball. http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ?
On 27 Feb 2005, at 20:16, Joe Schmoe wrote: Hi, I am using a very vanilla XFree86 installation on fbsd 5.3. I am using ratpoison as my window manager. If I highlight text in an xterm, it is immediately in my buffer, and I can paste it into that xterm, or any other xterm. Further, if I copy text in my web browser, I can paste it into all my xterms. However, I cannot take text that I copied in my xterm and paste it into my browser (opera). Why is this ? Why can I go in one direction (paste from opera into xterm) but not the other (paste from xterm into opera) ? thanks. What're you doing to paste? Middle-click should work fine. -- - Adam McMaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ?
Adam McMaster wrote: On 27 Feb 2005, at 20:16, Joe Schmoe wrote: Hi, I am using a very vanilla XFree86 installation on fbsd 5.3. I am using ratpoison as my window manager. If I highlight text in an xterm, it is immediately in my buffer, and I can paste it into that xterm, or any other xterm. Further, if I copy text in my web browser, I can paste it into all my xterms. However, I cannot take text that I copied in my xterm and paste it into my browser (opera). Why is this ? Why can I go in one direction (paste from opera into xterm) but not the other (paste from xterm into opera) ? thanks. What're you doing to paste? Middle-click should work fine. -- - Adam McMaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Copy: select the text: Paste: middle mouseclick. If you got a 2 button mouse it you most probably have to do this: left and right click at the same time. Good Luck ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ?
--- Frank Staals <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Copy: select the text: > Paste: middle mouseclick. If you got a 2 button > mouse it you most > probably have to do this: left and right click at > the same time. I have no problem cutting and pasting. The problem is, I cannot cut from xterm and paste into opera. I can cut from xterm and paste into any xterm. I can cut from opera and paste into any xterm. I can cut from opera and paste into opera. BUT I cannot cut from xterm and paste into opera. So yeah ... I know how to cut and paste :) It just doesn't work from xterm into opera... any ideas why ? __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ?
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 12:16:09 -0800 (PST) Joe Schmoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am using a very vanilla XFree86 installation on fbsd > 5.3. I am using ratpoison as my window manager. > > If I highlight text in an xterm, it is immediately in > my buffer, and I can paste it into that xterm, or any > other xterm. Further, if I copy text in my web > browser, I can paste it into all my xterms. > > However, I cannot take text that I copied in my xterm > and paste it into my browser (opera). Why is this ? > > Why can I go in one direction (paste from opera into > xterm) but not the other (paste from xterm into opera) > ? > > thanks. > There are two different clipboards (buffers): One is used when you copy with the context menu (Right Click -> Copy) or (usually) with Ctrl-C. This usually happenes in KDE/GNOME/GTK (etc.) applications. The way to paste this buffer is with the context menu (Right Click -> Paste) or (usually) with Ctrl-V. The other is used when you just select text (like in console, or xterm). To paste it press the middle mouse button. If you have only two, press both at the same time. Try using the middle mouse button (or both if only two). That worked for me. Hope that helps. Best Regards, Ale ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ? (NOTE - I am not an IDIOT)
couldn't see if you got an answer to this but I just found out that you can do it (in fedora/xfce anyway) You select text you want to copy in xterm, move focus to where you want to paste it and then press mouse button 5 on my logitech mouse, so just press all mouse buttons on your mouse, one will probably/possibly (at a guess) paste text. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ? (NOTE - I am not an IDIOT)
Hmmm...so instead of actually reading my post, several folks have responded ... presumably just looking at the words "cut" and "paste" in my post and responding with a tutorial on how to use my mouse buttons. Thanks. So I'll start all over. I am running X on fbsd 5.3, with ratpoison as my window manager. I only run two apps - xterms (1 or 2 or 3 of them) and opera (my web browser). I can cut text in my xterms by simply highlighting it, and I can paste that text back into that xterm, or a different xterm by clicking my right mouse button. So yes, I know how to cut and paste thank you very much. I can also cut and paste in opera by selecting text and choosing edit->copy from the menu - I can then paste that text back into opera with edit->paste, or shift+insert, and FURTHER, I can paste that text into any of my xterms, with shift+insert OR with my right mouse button. THE PROBLEM IS, if I cut text in an xterm, I cannot paste it in opera. That is the only problem. So to recap, I know how to cut and paste - thanks. No need for the mouse button tutorials. All I want to know is, why can I not properly cut and paste from xterm TO opera, when I can already do it successfully gtom opera TO xterm ? Thanks. Hopefully anyone responding will actually read the post this time. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ?(NOTE - I am not an IDIOT)
> -Original Message- > From: Joe Schmoe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > THE PROBLEM IS, if I cut text in an xterm, I cannot > paste it in opera. That is the only problem. > > So to recap, I know how to cut and paste - thanks. No > need for the mouse button tutorials. All I want to > know is, why can I not properly cut and paste from > xterm TO opera, when I can already do it successfully > gtom opera TO xterm ? > > Thanks. Hopefully anyone responding will actually > read the post this time. Your question was answered. Do you have a three button mouse or two With mouse wheel? Or a two button mouse With three button emulation? Any way, highlight text with left button Depressed, cut text with right button, paste With middle button (wheel) or with two button and Three button emulation click both buttons At the same time. dave ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ? (NOTE - I am not an IDIOT)
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:36:30 -0800 (PST) Joe Schmoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmmm...so instead of actually reading my post, several > folks have responded ... presumably just looking at > the words "cut" and "paste" in my post and responding > with a tutorial on how to use my mouse buttons. > Thanks. > > So I'll start all over. > > I am running X on fbsd 5.3, with ratpoison as my > window manager. I only run two apps - xterms (1 or 2 > or 3 of them) and opera (my web browser). > > I can cut text in my xterms by simply highlighting it, > and I can paste that text back into that xterm, or a > different xterm by clicking my right mouse button. So > yes, I know how to cut and paste thank you very much. > > I can also cut and paste in opera by selecting text > and choosing edit->copy from the menu - I can then > paste that text back into opera with edit->paste, or > shift+insert, and FURTHER, I can paste that text into > any of my xterms, with shift+insert OR with my right > mouse button. > > THE PROBLEM IS, if I cut text in an xterm, I cannot > paste it in opera. That is the only problem. > > So to recap, I know how to cut and paste - thanks. No > need for the mouse button tutorials. All I want to > know is, why can I not properly cut and paste from > xterm TO opera, when I can already do it successfully > gtom opera TO xterm ? i believe that, despite your negative opinion of the replies (yes, one or two were off), you have had your answer at least a few times. 1) highlight desired text in *term. 2) switch to opera 3) middle click (either you have a dedicated middle button or you click both simultaneously) works here. please confirm that you have tried this -- from the messages i've seen (quite possibly not all), you have not yet. you've only said that you 'know how'. if this does not work, you may have a mouse driver issue. we can continue troubleshooting this, after eliminating the known working method. hth, epi > Thanks. Hopefully anyone responding will actually > read the post this time. P.S. no need to be quite so snarky. if you are in the future, hopefully people will not bother to offer their help (even if they do get it wrong sometimes). lighten up. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ? (NOTE - I am not an IDIOT)
Joe Schmoe wrote: Hmmm...so instead of actually reading my post, several folks have responded ... presumably just looking at the words "cut" and "paste" in my post and responding with a tutorial on how to use my mouse buttons. Thanks. So I'll start all over. I am running X on fbsd 5.3, with ratpoison as my window manager. I only run two apps - xterms (1 or 2 or 3 of them) and opera (my web browser). I can cut text in my xterms by simply highlighting it, and I can paste that text back into that xterm, or a different xterm by clicking my right mouse button. So yes, I know how to cut and paste thank you very much. I can also cut and paste in opera by selecting text and choosing edit->copy from the menu - I can then paste that text back into opera with edit->paste, or shift+insert, and FURTHER, I can paste that text into any of my xterms, with shift+insert OR with my right mouse button. THE PROBLEM IS, if I cut text in an xterm, I cannot paste it in opera. That is the only problem. So to recap, I know how to cut and paste - thanks. No need for the mouse button tutorials. All I want to know is, why can I not properly cut and paste from xterm TO opera, when I can already do it successfully gtom opera TO xterm ? Thanks. Hopefully anyone responding will actually read the post this time. What encodings are you using? -- [WBR], Arcade. [SAT Astronomy/Think to survive!] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ? (NOTE - I am not an IDIOT)
On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 03:11:29PM +0100, Spec wrote:
> couldn't see if you got an answer to this but I just found out
> that you can do it (in fedora/xfce anyway).
This is a feature of the graphical environment (X windows), not the
operating system or, AFAIK, the window manager.
> You select text you want to copy in xterm, move focus to where you
> want to paste it and then press mouse button 5 on my logitech
> mouse, so just press all mouse buttons on your mouse, one will
> probably/possibly (at a guess) paste text.
The traditional binding is 'Mouse 3', which often is the scroll
wheel or both left and right buttons pressed simultaneously. This
may differ depending on the mouse.
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Re: How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ? (NOTE - I am not an IDIOT)
On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 09:20:20AM -0500, Will Maier wrote: > On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 03:11:29PM +0100, Spec wrote: > > couldn't see if you got an answer to this but I just found out > > that you can do it (in fedora/xfce anyway). > > This is a feature of the graphical environment (X windows), not the > operating system or, AFAIK, the window manager. > > > You select text you want to copy in xterm, move focus to where you > > want to paste it and then press mouse button 5 on my logitech > > mouse, so just press all mouse buttons on your mouse, one will > > probably/possibly (at a guess) paste text. > > The traditional binding is 'Mouse 3', which often is the scroll > wheel or both left and right buttons pressed simultaneously. This > may differ depending on the mouse. > also works quite nicely for pasting from the keyboard. -- Regards, Doug ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
