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I don't use Gnome so it doesn't matter to me but... > Having two completely separate mechanisms for copy-paste (not talking about the UI, but the underlying cl
by merlincorey 13y ago
I don't use Gnome so it doesn't matter to me but...
> Having two completely separate mechanisms for copy-paste (not talking about the UI, but the underlying clipboard/selection) genuinely is confusing. It's never consistent across applications. Will I be able to middle-click paste from this web browser to that terminal, or from this emacs to that Skype window? Or do I need to select + Ctrl-Insert in this terminal to copy to that other window.
In my experience, middle click is an X thing and is the only thing generally guaranteed to work practically everywhere.
For this reason, it seems not justifiable to me.
- eqyiel 13y agoNot disagreeing with you, just wanted to say in case you didn't know: shift-insert has the same effect and doesn't require reaching for the mouse.
- Pxtl 13y agoWith that in mind, if they want to free up the naked middle-click button they could enroll a bucky bit. Ctrl+middleclick or Meta+middleclick.
- Shorel 13y agoX is now scheduled to die.