How to bind Middle click (paste selected text) to keyboard shortcut

yozhhh · 02-27-2005, 07:36 AM

Hi,
i'm using linux on a laptop. Middle click is not a simple task when i have no extern mouse but only a touchpad (left button+right button emulation is not a good solution).
How can i bind this operation (paste selected text) in X to the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+V, for example)?

alex.flint · 01-15-2009, 04:53 AM

I would also like to know the answer to this question, for the same reason. I've looked at other related threads and none of them offer a solution.

tredegar · 01-15-2009, 05:46 PM

Why is "left button+right button" "not a good thing" ?
<CTRL>-V will paste, as will <SHIFT>-INSERT
If you are running KDE, take a look at klipper -it's very useful for managing your clipboard history.

Otherwise see man xmodmap

ectospasm · 10-05-2010, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by tredegar

Why is "left button+right button" "not a good thing" ?
<CTRL>-V will paste, as will <SHIFT>-INSERT
If you are running KDE, take a look at klipper -it's very useful for managing your clipboard history.

Otherwise see man xmodmap

What a lousy answer. man xmodmap doesn't tell you how to do this. I found a page with a neat set of scripts that seems to work great:

http://whynotwiki.com/GNU/Linux_/_De...oard_shortcuts << Note that my version of Google Chrome warned that this site may contain links to malware, so you have been warned.

I also was able to re-implement the Ruby script in Perl, just 'cuz. Let me know and I'll post my Perl way, but I will admit my Perl is really rusty, and the Ruby script seems much more elegant.

DavidMcCann · 10-05-2010, 04:25 PM

Thanks for that link. The mouse-based copying is one of the few justifications for the wretched rodent in my opinion, so I'll have to try it.