On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 11:30:23AM +1800, Bo Peng wrote: > > However, I can live with C-c and C-v, so if you have strong opinions > > about a theoretical good behaviour, and by this theory you think that > > it is a deadly sin to copy selection to clipboard, then I can bear > > with it. I can understand your point. I don't agree with it, but I am > > aware that this is a sort of religious belief and also know that this > > kind of discussion is not going to bring us somewhere. > > It is not my religious belief. There will be many complaints if > selection changes windows clipboard because none of the windows > applications does that.
I would say "most windows apps don't do that", but I don't insist on this point. I even see that many programs try to emulate what word or other MS apps do, because that is what people expects. > > I am for whatever solution makes copy&paste an easy action. But we need > > a solution because right now copy&paste is a convoluted action. > > If things go right, selection/middle-button-paste should work at the > end. Just that they have nothing to do with windows clipboard. I guess > you can accept this. I would like to be able to paste clipboard by middle mouse if the selection is empty, but I see that you have strong opinions on this point, so I don't insist on it, either. However, when you'll have a buzzing in your ears, you will know that I am pasting something in LyX by C-v ;-) -- Enrico
