From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thierry Volpiatto Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Copy Paste in no-x11 mode (emacs -nw) Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:43:29 +0200 Message-ID: <87skrop1dq.fsf@tux.homenetwork> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1222365019 20076 80.91.229.12 (25 Sep 2008 17:50:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:50:19 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: "Simeon Nifos" Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Sep 25 19:51:17 2008 connect(): Connection refused Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Kiuzj-0004ML-R8 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:51:16 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48932 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Kiuyh-0002hu-7n for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:50:11 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kiuvp-0001i9-1j for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:47:13 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kiuvo-0001hf-BR for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:47:12 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=55479 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Kiuvn-0001hK-Rb for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:47:11 -0400 Original-Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com ([66.249.92.174]:46910) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Kiuvn-0004H0-Mu for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:47:12 -0400 Original-Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id z36so327981uge.17 for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:47:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:to:cc:subject:references :date:in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version:content-type; bh=eK4JX0Aev9Zi3pHJR8cqkOo2AE1/Ey+n/P3psDHc5QA=; b=CRaKR5KuwGa/DsKmh5t5T4jKEDosF8Qha8h426j5RAAwtnaomGnlSs9ihPu7HaMhXf aH73wsU1h4Z4/ibGGi0c6kfZuzUMRvyPbyRXoYQAh6QeItmYEBOYs471iAbs5xltH6u1 w0arsFdMr8M6mYCmBzBdOU4rGQtJGZa1m1h3Y= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id :user-agent:mime-version:content-type; b=B9/4wiiQIhmJCogpy8oJBAx4PThEQS2sXFXGRWOcKy3pjtIKMGv55QFLMVW+ByGS/O wezsGl4LkpI1qmfr9QS4vGbjorjJTODDsjLctoXXQDGSya1oSLeoq30Fsft2Jadt+gQN l83GLoTOCAYPxLTVV4qY7bXBjiqNkvH5SOcNc= Original-Received: by 10.210.58.13 with SMTP id g13mr82226eba.37.1222364828629; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:47:08 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from tux.homenetwork ( [77.197.77.9]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id z34sm1644990ikz.3.2008.09.25.10.47.06 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:47:07 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Simeon Nifos's message of "Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:06:40 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:58085 Archived-At: Hi, "Simeon Nifos" writes: > Dear list, > I like using emacs in nox11 mode. The Eterm terminal provides a great > font by default I really enjoy. It is smaller and I can work on more > source code than I do with the misc-fixed font of Xterm. So I usually > run emacs with -nw. Unfortunately there is no way to copy paste > something from one emacs window to a terminal or from a terminal to > the emacs window I am editing. This is a real headache, since one of > the most foundamental stuff an editor is supposed to do, is to support > copy and paste of text from whatsoever source to the window where > editing takes place. Try that: ,---- | (setq x-select-enable-clipboard t) `---- > Is there anyway I could activate this "underestimated" feature in the > mode I am using emacs? I apologize if this email sounds aggressive but > there are some things an editor is supposed to do by default and I > cannot understand why they are turned off in emacs. Also you should use emacs in X to have a better experience with it (with font also) > We all know that emacs and vim documentation (as well the > documentation and manpages of many other Unix apps) is not providing > what is supposed to. Too much text explaining features in an language > only the ones who already know understand without giving any .emacs > examples to help us catch up. Having that in mind is there any full > featured samples .emacs file with comments explaining what is done > here or there which enables in emacs everything that should be enabled > by default, or which provides the features which are mandatory for > editing source code and latex documents? You can find many .emacs on emacswiki. -- A + Thierry Volpiatto Location: Saint-Cyr-Sur-Mer - France