Re: bug: x11 terminal grabs mouse selection

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Ralf Juengling wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 22 Aug 2009, Ethan Merritt wrote:
> 
>> What happens if you try
>>
>>   echo "gnuplot*exportselection: off" | xrdb -merge
> 
> Thanks, this does the trick.
> 

yes that prevents the selection disappearing here also.

> xrdb -query | grep export
> 
> reports nothing before issuing the above command, btw.
> 
> There also is not directory /usr/local/lib/X11/app-defaults/
> on my system (Ubuntu 8.04).
> 
> Ralf
> 
> 

Here, most such settings are in /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/
but my cvs build to /usr/local did create the above mentioned. It 
contains a line

gnuplot*exportselection: on

although this was not included in xrdb

does the fact the manual tweek fixes things suggest that the 
exportselection code is unnecessarily clearing something on startup? In 
my simple test I do not select anything and I do not come out with a 
selection made.

in fact what feature have I turned off here? What can I not do with 
gnuplot*exportselection: off ?


> 
> 
>> 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
>>
>>
>>>   G N U P L O T
>>>          Version 4.3 patchlevel 0
>>>          last modified January 2009
>>>
>>> I use focus follows mouse if that is relevant.
>>>
>>> regards.
>>>