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List:       kde-look
Subject:    Re: kde-look@kde.orgRe: Icon improvements.
From:       "Steven D'Aprano" <dippy () mikka ! net ! au>
Date:       2001-03-11 15:38:45
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Dave Leigh wrote:
> 
> 1. The result of the actions "select", then "point", then "press center
> button" should remain unchanged.
> 2. Ctrl-C should copy the "selection buffer" to a "copy buffer".  Ctrl-X
> additionally removes the selection.
> 3. Ctrl-V pastes from the copy buffer.
> 
> This way, I select some text ("A") and press Ctrl-C, then select some
> different text ("B").  Moving to my word processor, pressing Ctrl-V pastes
> text A; pressing the middle mouse button pastes text B.

Woo hoo! We have a winner! If only all Windows-vs-Unix-behaviour
arguments could be solved so easily.

"Advanced" applications could implement multiple copy buffers, if the
user chooses to use them. I guess most users wouldn't need them, and so
wouldn't use them. Off the top of my head, the easiest way handle
multiple buffers is to define a command that cycles to the next buffer,
or perhaps use ctrl-1 through 0.


-- 
Steven D'Aprano

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