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- From: ajs@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Alan Silverstein)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
- Subject: Re: Re: hpterm's cut and paste - why local ?
- Message-ID: <7371461@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
- Date: 10 Nov 92 18:54:57 GMT
- References: <1992Nov10.124526.21741@syma.sussex.ac.uk>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- > ...why does cut and paste only work inside an hpterm, rather than
- > between hpterms (as is case with xterms).
-
- It does work between hpterms -- try bringing up the target window by
- boinking on the frame and not the content (assuming you don't use
- autofocus, dunno what effect that has). Or try boinking the "focus" key
- (left button usually) once in the content of the target window, without
- moving the mouse while the button is down, before doing the paste.
-
- The cut and paste interface model changed in some bizarre way for 8.0,
- probably to match some external standard ("is better than better"). I
- still don't understand or like it myself. There are multiple buffers
- (local and remote?), but since you get no feedback about what's in
- which, and which is current, you can only use the feature with caution
- and trepidation when going between windows.
-
- Not speaking for HP, etc...
-