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Selecting in X absolutely does copy to the PRIMARY clipboard. Selecting then copying (e.g. with Ctrl-C) copies to the CLIPBOARD clipboard. Middle clicking pas
by mkl 6y ago
Selecting in X absolutely does copy to the PRIMARY clipboard. Selecting then copying (e.g. with Ctrl-C) copies to the CLIPBOARD clipboard. Middle clicking pastes from the PRIMARY clipboard, and Ctrl-V pastes from the CLIPBOARD clipboard. It is incredibly useful, not horrendous.
Edit: and you yourself confusedly claimed selecting copies just an hour ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24017588 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24017588
- francislavoie 6y agoI was talking about copy-on-select in terminals, i.e. terminals I no longer use cause I find that behaviour very frustrating.
- mkl 6y agoWell there's nothing special about terminals, it should work the same everywhere you can select text. It goes into a different clipboard from where explicit copying goes (though most modern distributions have a way to turn on synchronising of the two clipboards - maybe you have that on without realising?).