On 5/27/21 1:59 PM, Greg Wooledge wrote:
On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 06:47:04PM +0100, mick crane wrote:
Is there not a program required to do that mouse, click, drag, select ?
I recall with various installations that worked then it didn't and it
worked after installing "g something something"
It might have been "d something something" with a g in there. Was definitely
3 letters and began with a "g" or a "d".
No, there is no separate program required to do standard mouse-based
X11 copy/paste. It's absolutely fundamental.
Install xterm if you haven't already, and then run it. Inside the xterm,
highlight something with the mouse, and then click the middle button,
and it will paste the thing you've selected (assuming you haven't left
your shell, or put your shell into a nonstandard mode).
I don't know what you're thinking of, but it was probably unique to some
set of applications you were using at the time.
I joined the conversation late without referring to earlier messages,
and suggested gpm. I was thinking about copying and pasting into /from
the console. If we're talking about terminal emulators, yeah, all of
them I've used "just work" with copy and paste. I show gpm to folks who
seldom use the console and who want to use their mice in the TTY.
Or does mouse-based copy and paste also work from console these days? I
always use screen or tmux, so am able to keep my hands on the keyboard
as where they work with reasonable efficiency.
BTW, Greg, I'd like to express my appreciation for wooledge.org and so
much other information you've provided the community. It's a remarkable
resource.
JPW
