Re: [aclug-L] cut and paste (gpm)

[j m wagle <jmwagle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi John,
thanks for the assistance.  My cut and paste still doesn't work.
maybe X doesn't recognize my three buttons?  

In my XF86Config I state: .. Pointer ...Protocol "Microsoft"....
Buttons 3 
Where else should I look?  

I feel I must appologize for my 'newbieness' sorry for the gpm
question, I looked up 'cut and paste' and found that.

Thanks loads.
mike wagle

John Goerzen wrote:
> 
> Hello Mike,
> 
> If you have a 3-button mouse and X recognizes all three buttons, then
> to do a copy-and-paste operation:
> 
> 1. Highlight the text you wish to copy by dragging with the left
>    mouse button.
> 2. Move the pointer to where you want it to be inserted
> 3. Click the middle button once
> 
> There is no need to explicitly tell it to copy; this is done automatically.
> 
> FYI, gpm actually is for the console (not X) only, so it doesn't apply
> here.
> 
> Hope this helps!
> 
> -- John
> 
> j m wagle <jmwagle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > What am I doing wrong??  Should I be able to 'cut' a line from a
> > file displayed in xterm and 'paste' in an email composition??
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