Re: bug: x11 terminal grabs mouse selection

[Petr M. <mi...@ph...>]

> > > > The plot is copied into clipboard and then it can be mouse-pasted into e.g.
> > > > OpenOffice as a plot. It is saved as a png file I see.
> > > > 
> > > > On the other hand it seems that in WX terminal the icon functionality "copy
> > > > plot to clipboad" is broken -- if I press it and then try to copy the plot
> > > > into OpenOffice, nothing happens. Can somebody reproduce this problem?
> > > 
> > > I'd say it's OOo that is broken.
> > > 
> > > gnuplot wxt icon works here and I can past into gimp no prob.
> > > 
> > > Exactly what context are you trying to paste into OO? I can test here if
> > > you give specifics.
> > 
> > Try it with whatever plot: test, plot x, splot x*y
> > 
> > Pasting directly from wxt to gimp or to koffice works, but not to 
> > OpenOffice. Doing "Insert" in Koffice or in Gimp and then pasting it in 
> > OpenOffice, the graph gets into OO.
> > 
> > Is it really bug in OO or in the way how wxt copies it into the clipboard?
> 
> There are actually three "clipboards" involved. Different programs make
> different assumptions about which of them is being used for cut+paste.
> This is further complicated if you are running a clipboard managing program
> as part of your desktop.
> 
> If you are running KDE, try opening up the configuration menu of klipper
> (the clipboard manager) and experiment with the options available for
> "Cliboard/Selection Behavior".  You probably want to tick the box
> "Synchronize contents of the clipboard and the selection".

I have this option on under KDE.
I have also tried gnome and fwhm.
Nowhere I can copy via wxt clipboard the plot to OpenOffice (and under fwhm 
even not to gimp).
Could something be done in order to let wxt and OO working via clipboard?

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