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XCLIPBOARD(1) XCLIPBOARD(1)
NAME
xclipboard - X clipboard client
SYNOPSIS
xclipboard [ -toolkitoption ... ] [ -w ] [ -nw ]
DESCRIPTION
The xclipboard program is used to collect and display text selections that are sent to the CLIPBOARD
by other clients. It is typically used to save CLIPBOARD selections for later use. It stores each
CLIPBOARD selection as a separate string, each of which can be selected. Each time CLIPBOARD is
asserted by another application, xclipboard transfers the contents of that selection to a new buffer
and displays it in the text window. Buffers are never automatically deleted, so you'll want to use
the delete button to get rid of useless items.
Since xclipboard uses a Text Widget to display the contents of the clipboard, text sent to the CLIP-BOARD CLIPBOARD
BOARD may be re-selected for use in other applications. xclipboard also responds to requests for the
CLIPBOARD selection from other clients by sending the entire contents of the currently displayed
buffer.
An xclipboard window has the following buttons across the top:
quit When this button is pressed, xclipboard exits.
delete When this button is pressed, the current buffer is deleted and the next one displayed.
new Creates a new buffer with no contents. Useful in constructing a new CLIPBOARD selection by
hand.
save Displays a File Save dialog box. Pressing the Accept button saves the currently displayed
buffer to the file specified in the text field.
next Displays the next buffer in the list.
previous
Displays the previous buffer.
OPTIONS
The xclipboard program accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line options as well as the fol-lowing: following:
lowing:
-w This option indicates that lines of text that are too long to be displayed on one line in the
clipboard should wrap around to the following lines.
-nw This option indicates that long lines of text should not wrap around. This is the default
behavior.
WIDGETS
In order to specify resources, it is useful to know the hierarchy of the widgets which compose xclip-board. xclipboard.
board. In the notation below, indentation indicates hierarchical structure. The widget class name
is given first, followed by the widget instance name.
XClipboard xclipboard
Form form
Command Quit
Command delete
Command new
Command Save
Command next
Command prev
Label index
Text text
TransientShell fileDialogShell
Dialog fileDialog
Label label
Command accept
Command cancel
Text value
TransientShell failDialogShell
Dialog failDialog
Label label
Command continue
SENDING/RETRIEVING CLIPBOARD CONTENTS
Text is copied to the clipboard whenever a client asserts ownership of the CLIPBOARD selection. Text
is copied from the clipboard whenever a client requests the contents of the CLIPBOARD selection.
Examples of event bindings that a user may wish to include in a resource configuration file to use
the clipboard are:
*VT100.Translations: #override \
<Btn3Up>: select-end(CLIPBOARD) \n\
<Btn2Up>: insert-selection(PRIMARY,CLIPBOARD) \n\
<Btn2Down>: ignore ()
SEE ALSO
X(7), xcutsel(1), xterm(1), individual client documentation for how to make a selection and send it
to the CLIPBOARD.
ENVIRONMENT
DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
XENVIRONMENT
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the
RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
FILES
/usr/X11/lib/X11/app-defaults/XClipboard
specifies required resources
AUTHOR
Ralph R. Swick, DEC/MIT Project Athena
Chris D. Peterson, MIT X Consortium
Keith Packard, MIT X Consortium
X Version 11 xclipboard 1.0.1 XCLIPBOARD(1)
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