From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim X Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Copying text from emacs to another application using M-w Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:29:26 +1000 Organization: Rapt Technologies Message-ID: <87tyyu6p3t.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> References: <87iqfe8dkw.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> <87ab0o91bp.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> <87ws3qorf8.fsf@newsguy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1253695475 4001 80.91.229.12 (23 Sep 2009 08:44:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:44:35 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 23 10:44:29 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MqNQd-000270-Eg for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:42:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44718 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MqNQc-0004ya-ST for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:42:22 -0400 Original-Path: news.stanford.edu!usenet.stanford.edu!newsfeed.news2me.com!news.astraweb.com!border2.newsrouter.astraweb.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:14UnlIIuLz9h0ZE6GkJLdOzAuZk= Original-Lines: 42 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 90603181.news.astraweb.com Original-X-Trace: DXC=JbQ9h=GgeXhfj0fd2JZgghL?0kYOcDh@jMIPGNlI[_Ga8P?8[VnF4CgL?:=ZL5GW@hEPWl7RJ6AJh Original-Xref: news.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:173293 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:68413 Archived-At: Allan Gottlieb writes: > At Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:49:47 -0500 Harry Putnam wrote: > >> notbob writes: >> >>> On 2009-09-22, Harry Putnam wrote: >>> >>>> Now a third attempt of the same procedure: shift mouse to xterm, left >>>> drag to highlight filename ... shift mouse back to emacs and finally >>>> on the third attempt C-y pastes what I copied from the xterm with >>> >>> Why do you keep using a mouse function to copy and then an emacs >>> function to paste? Stick with one related function. You did a proper >>> highlight with the left mouse button to copy. Now, use the middle >>> mouse button (or whatever is passing for "middle button" on your >>> mouse) to paste the text you highlighted. Works for me. >> >> I did all the same stuff with right click as well. I didn't mention it >> because every time I mention that (earlier in the thread) someone will >> respond with `I only use C-y' So I attempted to short circuit that >> answer. >> >> In fact all the same things happen whether I stick to middle mouse >> click or C-y for the copy. >> >> By the way, there should be no difference whether I use C-y or middle >> click. So that is not the problem. > > I though on xterm you don't select simply by highlighting with the > mouse. After it is highlighted, in xterm try right mouse click and > chose copy. > I just highlight with the mouse and thats it. No need to right click anything. This is with an xterm. > >Tim -- tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au