On Thu, 2016-02-11 at 17:19 +0000, Ian Malone wrote: > > There are two different mechanisms at work: > > > > 1) The basic X Windows Cut Buffer facility wherein you highlight > > something and can then paste it using the middle button. This > should > > work everywhere, i.e. AFAIK it's implemented directly by X and > doesn't > > require cooperation from the app. > > > > This isn't quite true. If I understand correctly applciations either > use the cut buffer or primary buffer for this. While the cut buffer > is > held by the root window the primary buffer makes a request from the > application (in X primary buffer acts the same way as clipboard > buffer), which is why selecting from gedit and using middle button > paste only works while the source window is open, but selection from > a > terminal can still be pasted after it is closed. I was basing my comment on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_selec tion#Cut_buffers but I'll admit to being only slightly familiar with the details. poc _______________________________________________ kde mailing list kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
