>>>>> swell k writes:
    swell> Chris Whitehouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

    >> it's a stupid little question really but I have an xterm filled with a
    >> log file (telnetted into another machine) which is scrolled off the
    >> screen. How do I select all the text in one go? I only seem to be able
    >> to select the visible screenful, copy, paste into text file, scroll
    >> up, select the next screenful etc. I want the screen to scroll when
    >> the mouse pointer hits the top or bottom of the window.
    >> 
    >> The best I've done so far is script - it works but it's messy.

    swell> 1 start selection by left mouse button
    swell> 2 scroll to the end of desired text
    swell> 3 extend selection by right mouse button

    swell> ?

Thanks for the solution. It works for me :)

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