Re: Copy Paste in no-x11 mode (emacs -nw)

[Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com>]

Hi,

"Simeon Nifos" <archwndas@googlemail.com> writes:

> Dear list,
> I like using emacs in nox11 mode. The Eterm terminal provides a great
> font by default I really enjoy. It is smaller and I can work on more
> source code than I do with the misc-fixed font of Xterm. So I usually
> run emacs  with -nw. Unfortunately there is no way to copy paste
> something from one emacs window to a terminal or from a terminal to
> the emacs window I am editing. This is a real headache, since one of
> the most foundamental stuff an editor is supposed to do, is to support
> copy and paste of text from whatsoever source to the window where
> editing takes place.

Try that:

,----
| (setq x-select-enable-clipboard t)
`----


> Is there anyway I could activate this "underestimated" feature in the
> mode I am using emacs? I apologize if this email sounds aggressive but
> there are some things an editor is supposed to do by default and I
> cannot understand why they are turned off in emacs.

Also you should use emacs in X to have a better experience with it (with font
also)

> We all know that emacs and vim documentation (as well the
> documentation and manpages of many other Unix apps) is not providing
> what is supposed to. Too much text explaining features in an language
> only the ones who already know understand without giving any .emacs
> examples to help us catch up. Having that in mind is there any full
> featured samples .emacs file with comments explaining what is done
> here or there which enables in emacs everything that should be enabled
> by default, or which provides the features which are mandatory for
> editing source code and latex documents?

You can find many .emacs on emacswiki.

-- 
A + Thierry Volpiatto
Location: Saint-Cyr-Sur-Mer - France