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From: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Copying text from emacs to another application using M-w
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:49:47 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ws3qorf8.fsf@newsguy.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: slrnhbhtmo.3nh.notbob@myvai2.notbob.com

notbob <notbob@nothome.com> writes:

> On 2009-09-22, Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> 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.





  reply	other threads:[~2009-09-22 16:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.7074.1253405883.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-09-20  4:06 ` Copying text from emacs to another application using M-w Tim X
2009-09-20 17:32   ` Harry Putnam
     [not found]   ` <mailman.7102.1253467990.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-09-20 19:39     ` John A Pershing Jr
2009-09-21  7:58     ` Tim X
2009-09-21  9:59       ` Richard Riley
2009-09-22 15:59       ` Harry Putnam
     [not found]       ` <mailman.7208.1253635229.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-09-22 16:11         ` notbob
2009-09-22 16:49           ` Harry Putnam [this message]
2009-09-22 18:08             ` Allan Gottlieb
2009-09-23  1:38               ` Harry Putnam
2009-09-23  1:43                 ` Harry Putnam
2009-09-23 17:47                   ` Allan Gottlieb
     [not found]             ` <mailman.7219.1253642900.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-09-23  8:29               ` Tim X
2009-09-22 19:58         ` despen
2009-09-23  1:41           ` Harry Putnam
2009-09-23  5:21             ` tomas
2009-09-23  8:26         ` Tim X
2009-09-24 13:47           ` Harry Putnam
2009-09-20  0:17 Corey Foote
2009-09-20  4:31 ` Wang Lei

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