newbie and xterm cut and paste

[Net Llama!]

On 11/28/02 07:19, joe mc cool wrote:
> xfce 3.8.18 on a Debian 2.2.20 Linux machine (Both super systems, thanks 
> a lot.)
> 
> I know this is probably a FAQ, but my searches of the archive have been 
> unproductive:
> 
> how do I cut and paste from one application to another, or from one 
> xterm to another ?
> 
> I can remember on a solaris box I was able to highlight the text on one 
> window and simply click both buttons to paste it on another window.  My 
> two xterms may or may not be open on the same machine.  I need to be 
> able to cut and paste say from command lines or to/from xemacs to/from 
> mozilla.
> 
> Perhaps I am asking the impossible.

Hardly.  It works just fine for me.  This is a native X behavior.  If 
you've got a 3 button mouse, then you need to click the middle button 
for the paste to occur.

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