Copy and paste
Forum: User Feedback
Topic: Copy and paste
started by: b1ackmai1er
Posted by b1ackmai1er on July 28 2005,17:29
God Linux is frustrating...Could someone tell me how to copy and paste text from Firefox to Abiword?
Posted by mikshaw on July 28 2005,17:53
Could be something messed up in the DSL version of one or the other programs. I just tried it on another distro (also in fluxbox), and it worked using the edit menu, and it worked with the standard select-to-copy/middle-mouse-to-paste method
Posted by cbagger01 on July 28 2005,18:55
Simple way:Highlight the text that you wish to copy by dragging the mouse pointer over the text until it lights up.
Then use the Fluxbox taskbar or the ALT-TAB key to move over to the destination program.
When the destination program becomes your active window, either press the MIDDLE mouse button (press the scroll wheel button down if you have a scrollmouse) or if you have a 2-button mouse with no scrollwheel, press the LEFT and RIGHT mousebuttons at the EXACT same time.
Your text should get pasted into the destination program.
Posted by clydew on July 28 2005,22:56
This works fine with a 3 button mouse, but does not seem to work with a 2 button mouse. Is it possible that DSL is only configured for a three button mouse?
Posted by roberts on July 28 2005,23:11
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| This works fine with a 3 button mouse, but does not seem to work with a 2 button mouse. Is it possible that DSL is only configured for a three button mouse? |
You didn't state which version you are using as it does work with later versions of DSL. You must have selected the two button mouse during setup. So, if you have a two button mouse boot dsl with the xsetup option, or exit window manager and run xsetup.sh
Posted by clydew on July 28 2005,23:33
I'm using Version 1.3, and nothing asked me about my mouse. The system seems to default to a three button mouse.By going to System -> X Setup, you can change your mouse to 2 button. After that enter Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to terminate X. Then enter xinit.
This seems to work fine...
Posted by cbagger01 on July 29 2005,04:21
Also, you can do an xsetup at boot time by typing in this command at the boot prompt:dsl xsetup
Posted by b1ackmai1er on July 29 2005,13:31
Copy and paste definately doesnt work under my v1.3 frugal install using the standard firefox and the Abiword DSL.Fluxbox is definately starting with -3button and my two button scroll wheel mouse(=3rd button) seems to work fine.
Maybe it doesn't like VNC. Will have to try it on the local mouse.
regards b1m1