RE: cut 'n' paste

["Harold Hunt" <huntharo at msu dot edu>]

If you want three button emulation, you have to specify that option to XWin:

http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/configure-cygwin-xfree-options.html

Harold

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of Jim George
> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 9:02 AM
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: cut 'n' paste
>
>
> I'm sorry but I'm none the wiser.
>
> I downloaded and installed xwinclip and started it after XWin
> using the start /B switch (which by the way doesn't appear to
> work for me as I have a command window left open on a win2k
> system).  But even with this installed I still don't get cut/copy
> 'n' paste between xterms, applications, rxvt, or windows applications.
>
> I don't have a 3 button mouse but pressing left and right
> together doesn't work.
>
> Any ideas what I am or maybe doing wrong?
>
> Jim
>
> On Tue, 06 Aug 2002 12:38:24 +0200 (MEST)
> Stephane Poirey <moins20@ifrance.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Most of the time you can do a copy/paste by highlighting the
> text you want to
> > copy with the left button of your mouse en paste with a single
> click on the
> > middle button (with if often emulated by pressing both right
> and left buttons).
> >
> > This works fine between xterms and also between an xterm and another
> > application.
> >
> >
> > En réponse à Jim George <jim.george@blueyonder.co.uk>:
> >
> > > Ok gang tell me this is a FAQ but...I often want to cut/copy 'n' paste
> > > from sylpheed (GUI mail client) into an xterm/rxvt or other, but it
> > > would appear I cannot.
> > >
> > > I also don't appear to be able to cut/copy 'n' paste in xterm either.
> > >
> > > What do I need to do?
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >