Re: bug: x11 terminal grabs mouse selection

[Ethan M. <merritt@u.washington.edu>]

On Saturday 22 August 2009, pl...@pi... wrote:
> 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.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Ralf
> > 
> 
> interesting , I can confirm this on linux using xfce4 , using wxt 
> terminal does not cancel the text selection

What happens if you try

   echo "gnuplot*exportselection: off" | xrdb -merge

You can check the state by doing, for example

stonelion [86] xrdb -query | grep export
gnuplot*exportselection:        off

Depending on your system configuration, the default x11 settings for gnuplot
may be given in a file
  /usr/local/lib/X11/app-defaults/Gnuplot
Or maybe not.  We provide such a file, but it is not clear that distribution
packages install it in a useful place. If this fixes your problem, I suggest
to add the line
gnuplot*exportselection: off
to the file ~/.Xdefaults  in your login directory


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> I use focus follows mouse if that is relevant.
> 
> regards.
> 
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