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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: copy past problems
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-05-16 18:09:24
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On Wednesday 16 May 2001 00:53, Ferdinand Gassauer wrote:
> 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).

It probably still works in KDE applications which implement this themselves, 
e.g. konsole and khtml. I'll probably take it out again.

Cheers,
Waldo 
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bastian@kde.org | SuSE Labs KDE Developer | bastian@suse.com
 
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