fvwm : better Ctrl + C

frenchn00b · 04-17-2011, 10:32 PM

Hi,

Using fvwm:
I noticed that with linux and fvwm, ctrl + c (copy text in X11) is not like windows.

(1) open gedit, do ctrl + c to copy text into the clipboard
(2) If you close the gedit
(3) try to paste it with ctrl + v to firefox

Empty clipboard.

Is there a cure to that feature?

I would like that the clipboard remain always.

paulsm4 · 04-17-2011, 11:16 PM

Hi -

From the FVWM FAQ page:

Quote:

http://www.fvwm.org/documentation/faq/

3.6 I'd like to bind a key to paste/use the current selection, how can
I do that?

A: You can't directly with fvwm, but there may be a solution that is
more generally applicable - use the program 'xcb' available at
ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/utilities/ or from your favorite mirror.
It could probably be used to get the desired effect or close to
it. This is most useful for running programs and passing the
selection to them (e.g. - invoke your favorite browser with the
current selection as the URL). To get a semi-generic paste
facility to work, you'll probably need to use 'xse' (see Q3.5). If
anyone comes up with a good example of this, please send it to the
fvwm mailing list for inclusion here.

ThomasAdam · 04-18-2011, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulsm4

Hi -

From the FVWM FAQ page:

Better would be to install "parcellite" instead, and change its properties to "synchonise clipboards".

xcb is deprecated. I'll update the FAQ as a result.

-- Thomas Adam