On Wednesday, 15 May 2024 14:37:22 BST Michael wrote: > There are 3 'cliboards', known as selections, I know of: > > 1. Primary - you select some text by holding down your left mouse button (or > Shift+arrow) and you paste it with your middle button (or Shift+Insert - > depending on application). > > 2. Secondary - some applications will autoselect text, e.g. when you click > in the non-empty address bar of a browser. This can replace any selection > you had in the Primary selection. It depends on the particular > application. > > 3. Clipboard - this is the Ctrl+x/c/v MSWindows style of cut/copy/paste menu > items.
I just think of them simply as a selection buffer and a paste buffer. It obviates any more complicated mental models. > I understand there's a new disk technology about to be released upon us with > laser heating up the area where data is being stored, to increase density > and therefore hugely increase capacity. Your next spinning drive could > well be 30-50T or more! 0_0 Oo-er! -- Regards, Peter.
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