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X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:43:28 -0500 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:20:23 -0500 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:23794 Archived-At: Sven Joachim wrote: > I don't think it's a matter of speed (I set x-select-enable-clipboard to > t long ago, and there are no noticeable delays), but rather the problems > that occur with pasting text from "legacy" applications like xterm that > only use the primary selection. See > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-09/msg02462.html. The information in that url is incorrect - xterm's been configurable to use primary or clipboard selection for the past couple of years. -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net