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At Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:17:06 -0500,
Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> 
> How can I copy and paste with the keybard between application windows.
> I think I remember knowing how to do this at some time in the past but
> now just coming up blank as to how.
> 
> I want to copy something in Emacs... ok .. no problem.. there are many
> ways with keyboard inside emacs.
> 
> Now I want to paste whats on the clipboard into an Xterm cmd line,
> without going to the mouse.
> 
> I'm running recent Xfce4 desktop... but not finding a way to do this.
> 
> Can I just steal whatever events happen when middle click on three
> button mouse and put them into a keyboard shortcut?
> 
> How might I do that?

Shift-Insert does the trick. 

HTH, 

Anselm


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