From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Micah Cowan Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: cut, copy, & paste with scroll mouse Date: 30 Oct 2003 23:36:21 -0800 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <877k2muuwa.fsf@newsguy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1067586360 14387 80.91.224.253 (31 Oct 2003 07:46:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 07:46:00 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Oct 31 08:45:58 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AFTyo-000327-00 for ; Fri, 31 Oct 2003 08:45:58 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AFTyo-0003EJ-4Z for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 31 Oct 2003 02:45:58 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!news.alt.net!pd7cy2so!pd7cy1no!shaw.ca!news3.optonline.net!newshosting.com!news-xfer1.atl.newshosting.com!posted1.newshosting.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1 Original-Lines: 27 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: f2babeb1.news.calweb.com Original-X-Trace: DXC=LjMcaO3fE^P7bI; TLoFXMW7gYX5fdemcPNf0V@hghPoU8?I2K?5oWg\=MBFBbDlXVWRQ]2E0eUXAT Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@calweb.com Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:117746 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:13682 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:13682 Ian Zimmerman writes: > Kevin> I have (global-unset-key [mouse-2]) in my .emacs so that wheel > Kevin> does only scrolling and nothing else. (Otherwise it would paste > Kevin> when clicked) > > Micah> Personally, I leave it set and just scroll the weel if I want to > Micah> scroll, and click it if I want to paste. > > Kevin> I am not familiar with X windows methods and operations. So, how > Kevin> do I cut, copy, and paste using the mouse? Do I have to > Kevin> configure scroll mouse in a certain way? Does it matter that I > Kevin> have pc-selection-mode turned on? > > man xmodmap(1) for how you can change the meaning of the mouse buttons > from the shell. Then bind a short script doing that to a key in your > window manager configuration, and another one to change the mapping > back. Then you'll be able to paste with the right button (for example) > as long as you're in that mode. This won't help the OP, who (IIRC) indicated a Windows environ. Cheers, -- Micah J. Cowan micah@cowan.name