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From: notbob <notbob@nothome.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Copying text from emacs to another application using M-w
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:11:03 GMT	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <slrnhbhtmo.3nh.notbob@myvai2.notbob.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.7208.1253635229.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

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.

nb





> mouse.
>
> Very aggravating... the earlier copy seems stuck to C-y or right click
> for several attempts... and finally the copy/paste works.
>
>
>


  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-09-22 16:11 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 [this message]
2009-09-22 16:49           ` Harry Putnam
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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