Re: bug: x11 terminal grabs mouse selection

[Jonathan T. <jt...@as...>]

On Friday 21 August 2009 11:16:06 Ralf Juengling wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Apologies if this is a known issue.
> 
> When using the x11 terminal in gnuplot 4.2.5, gnuplot
> interferes with the X11 (?) mouse-selection mechanism.
> To see what I mean, just select some text in a terminal
> with the mouse (for copy and paste), then issue a plot
> command. The mouse selection disappears.

I do *not* see this behavior with 4.2.5 running under OpenBSD 4.4
and the twm window manager.  (Lots of other programs -- notably firefox
-- louse up X selections in my environment, but gnuplot seems to be
fine.)

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