From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Corey Foote Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Copying text from emacs to another application using M-w Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:17:55 -0400 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_b42e0ad8-d570-4874-8452-3ae899f94434_" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1253405913 10115 80.91.229.12 (20 Sep 2009 00:18:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:18:33 +0000 (UTC) To: Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Sep 20 02:18:26 2009 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 1MpA8I-0002Dv-2v for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:18:26 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57084 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MpA8G-0008FM-WC for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:18:25 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MpA7t-0008Ej-DZ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:18:01 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MpA7o-0008EU-LP for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:18:00 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=59505 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MpA7o-0008ER-It for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:17:56 -0400 Original-Received: from snt0-omc4-s19.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.55.90.222]:26400) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MpA7o-00030z-As for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:17:56 -0400 Original-Received: from SNT122-W12 ([65.55.90.201]) by snt0-omc4-s19.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:17:55 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [75.67.96.217] Importance: Normal X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Sep 2009 00:17:55.0903 (UTC) FILETIME=[CD2B84F0:01CA3987] X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1+ 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:68312 Archived-At: --_b42e0ad8-d570-4874-8452-3ae899f94434_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =09 =09 =09 =09 When I copy region of text using M-w I'm able to paste it in Emacs just fine using C-y. However=2C when I try to paste it in another application it doesn't seem to have been copied for use outside of emacs. For this to work=2C I need to select the region I wish to copy and choose copy from the menu. Is there anyway to get it to copy for use outside emacs by using just M-w and not having to use the menu? I'm using Emacs 23 on Ubuntu 9.04. Thanks! =0A= _________________________________________________________________=0A= Microsoft brings you a new way to search the web. Try Bing=99 now=0A= http://www.bing.com?form=3DMFEHPG&publ=3DWLHMTAG&crea=3DTEXT_MFEHPG_Core_ta= gline_try bing_1x1= --_b42e0ad8-d570-4874-8452-3ae899f94434_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

When I copy region of text using M-w I'm able to paste it in Emacs just fine using C-y. However=2C when I try to paste it in another application it doesn't seem to have been copied for use outside of emacs. For this to work=2C I need to select the region I wish to copy and choose copy from the menu. Is there anyway to get it to copy for use outside emacs by using just M-w and not having to use the menu? I'm using Emacs 23 on Ubuntu 9.04. Thanks!


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