Alessandro Rubini [Sat, Dec 28, 2002 at 10:38:18AM +0100]: > > > If I understood that correctly, if we want to exchange data > > selected by gpm to X, we need to register gpm as an X program > > and tell X we have the primary selection. > > I'd avoid that. As that would require gpm to be linked to X libraries. > Besides, often gpm starts before X starts, so it can't connect. Well, > it won't even know _which_ X server to connect to. you are obviously right. The easier way of exchanging data would be to let X pass the buffer to gpm. I don't think the people of Xfree will implement that in X, but I could ask David for it.. > If you want to exchange selection with X, please use a separate > application. Still, currently there's no user access to the selection > buffer so you can't. That's right. The data exchange between X and gpm is more a dream currently, so we've time until we have access to the selection buffer. > With current kenrels and current gpm mechanism. That's totally correct. But perhaps someone is reading our mails and has time to implement/change things... > >> A visible effect of the server handing messages and not holding data > >> is that if you select text in an xterm that then exists, you won't be > >> able to paste that text any more. > > > > I just tested that and it seems that at least here that's not the case. > > I exited the xterm and now I can paste text into this one. > > Same here. I was sure it didn't, but I stand corrected. Then I'm > guessing how is that information transmitted. I am gonna lookup the Xfree documentation some day, but currently there are other issues I want to implement (for instance the reset of the mice, when gpm exits) Nico -- Please send your messages pgp-signed and/or pgp-encrypted (don't encrypt mails to mailing list!). If you don't know what pgp is visit www.gnupg.org. (public pgp key: ftp.schottelius.org/pub/familiy/nico/pgp-key)
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