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Subject: Re: x-clipboard-yank insert kill-ring entry instead of primary
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> Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 09:31:07 +0100
> From: mickbert@posteo.net
> 
> Hello.
> I am using GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 
> 3.22.30) of 2018-09-12 on x86-039.build.eng.bos.redhat.com (but the same 
> happen with the latest version compiled by me from sources) in an X 
> frame
> 
> Note that the middle button of mouse, bound to 'mouse-yank-primary, 
> works correctly. Instead the command 'x-clipboard-yank (which I bound to 
> "<S-ins>", "<S-insert>", "<S-insertchar>" just as experiments) inserts 
> the current entry of kill-ring, just the same as 'yank.
> 
> Any idea what I can look to find why it does this way, and correct it?

I suggest to read the section "Selection changes" in NEWS, it explains
what has changed in this area and how to customize Emacs to get back
the old pre-Emacs 24 behavior.