Scott Bronson wrote:

I have two X-related questions:

Is there a way of copying an entire file to the X clipboard. I picture a command line tool:

Just use the mouse to copy/paste stuff from app to app. Most applications allow this even term windows. Probably the only one that doesn`t play ball is tkdesk. You`ll need 3 button emu for all this to work though. So select what you need,usual way.This copies. Then hit L/R mouse together to paste. -- Myfish. Email myfish@dial.pipex.com 0 0 o `---' - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

Scott Bronson wrote:

I have two X-related questions:

Is there a way of copying an entire file to the X clipboard. I picture a command line tool:

which copies the contents of averylongfile.txt to the X clipboard. Then I could paste it using Netscape's or Emacs's paste command.

And, is there a way of assigning dedicated COPY and PASTE keys? I grew very used to those under Solaris/OpenWin. Select something in any X program, hit COPY, move somewhere else, hit PASTE. Very, very useful. I'd like FRONT too, but I'll settle for COPY/PASTE first.

Here are some techniques I have found useful: I'm using a 2-button mouse with 3-button emulation. When using Netscape, and need to copy in a file, I have resorted to FILE/New/NavigatorWindow, then OPEN PAGE and load the text file. Then Select All, and Copy. Also, sometimes when going between other applications, the mouse "both-click to paste" won't work, but the conventional Control-V will. Netscape likes to use Alt-C and Alt-V to copy and paste. WABI applications like to use Control-C and Control-V. Other apps may have their own special keys You can copy text from an xterm by "less somefile.txt" then left-click and drag to highlight the selected portion, then "simultaneous-click" to paste in another app. If using MC, you can hit view or edit on a text file, hold down the Shift button while left-clicking and dragging to highlight selected text. Then "simultaneous-click" to paste. For some unknown reason, I have never tried EMACS. :-) - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>