On 06/27/2017 08:15 AM, Lars Behrens wrote: > Am 27.06.2017 um 15:05 schrieb Tom H: > >> We still (optionally) support the PRIMARY selection on the X11 backend, >> and some compatibility layer for it on Wayland, but we have no plans on >> adding support for the SECONDARY selection, as it's both barely >> specified and, like the PRIMARY, highly confusing for anybody who is not >> well-versed in 20+ years of use of textual interfaces on the X Windows >> System. Personally, I would have jettisoned the PRIMARY selection a long >> time ago as well, but apparently a very vocal minority is still holding >> tight to that particular Easter egg. Adding support for the even more >> esoteric SECONDARY selection on the X11 backend when we're trying to >> move the Linux world towards the more modern and less legacy-ridden >> Wayland display system would be problematic to say the least, and an ill >> fit for the majority of graphical user experiences in use these days. > > > Boy. I really dislike his arrogant sound. Already stumbled over > something similar on the net, obviously written by that same guy.
No kidding! Don't know what his issue is. > Primary selection for me is a major feature in GUI *and* shell. Agreed. I use both the Ctrl+C and Middle-click extensively. Having multiple clipboards that are easy and quick to use is fantastic! Sometimes I need more in the buffer, which means one of my multi-monitors usually has a never-saved text application open where I dump tidbits for quick reuse. LXER linked me to this article on additional clipboard managers recently. https://opensource.com/article/17/6/clipboard-managers I won't spoil it with personal biases as I am still working through the list on my dev machine testing them out. There are some interesting pro's to a few of them. If this is a need, give a few of them a try. ~Stack~
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