Re: Copy Paste in no-x11 mode (emacs -nw)

[Dan Espen <daneNO@MORE.mk.SPAMtelcordia.com>]

"Simeon Nifos" <archwndas@googlemail.com> 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.

No.

Copy/Paste is a function of the terminal, not Emacs, when you run
Emacs in a terminal.

> 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.

I don't know why you are having problems doing copy/paste in a terminal.
You need to supply more information.  What OS are you using, what did you
do, what happened.  What did you expect to happen.