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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: copy past problems
From:       Ferdinand Gassauer <gassauer () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-05-16 7:53:09
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On 16 05 2001 06:30, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> On Tuesday 15 May 2001 17:47, Malte Starostik wrote:
> > Broken? Sorry, I don't see how copy-on-select is broken.
>
> Yes broken. Copy-on-select is not broken by itself, but the way that Qt it
> implements together with copy/paste (ctrl-c/ctrl-v) is broken.
>
> > It might be "traditional X behaviour", but IMHO very superiour behaviour
> > compared to explicit copy-on-ctrl-v as Windows does.
>
> I think ctrl-c/ctrl-v is more broadly usable. Try copying files in
> konqeuror by selecting and MMB. Can you move images around with it in
> KWord? Usable? When implemented right, yes. Superiour? No.
>
> Cheers,
> Waldo
Evidentely there is no "better" solution. But all KDE-apps should behave 
consitant. If set, copy/past should either work the "traditional X" or not. 
But as it is now, if disabled in  some apps it works in some other not - 
thats what I ment with confusing (or broken).
-- 
cu
ferdinand
on SuSE 7.1 current CVS
 
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