Re: Using the clipboard in development version of Emacs

[Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null>]

Dan Davison <davison@stats.ox.ac.uk> writes:

> Dan Davison <davison@stats.ox.ac.uk> writes:
>
>> I'm using Emacs compiled from recent source, under Linux. There have
>> been changes to the way Emacs interacts with the clipboard: e.g., if
>> text is selected in an X application, `yank' no longer pastes it into an
>> Emacs buffer; similarly `kill-region' no longer stores the text in a way
>> that middle-click will paste it into an X application.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me how to get the behaviour I'm looking for (implied
>> above), or point me to the relevant discussion?
>
> Hmm, sorry, I should have done more googling first. I am getting the
> impression that this is work-in-progress, rather than a stable
> change. So I think my question was not appropriate for this (or perhaps
> any) list.
>

Yes, it is work in progress. The issue seems to be the desire to get
consistent behavior between emacs run under X and Windows and get
consistency between emacs running under X and other X applications. 

When encountering issues with the development version of emacs, it is
important to check the NEWS and PROBLEMS files. This will often save you
time. The current NEWS file for emacs 24 has some details regarding
changes in default settings for selection etc. You can probably restore
the behavior you are use to by setting these back (though as it is work
in progress, there could be other issues). 

Tim


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