Re: bug: x11 terminal grabs mouse selection

[Timothée L. <tim...@lp...>]

>> > > > 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?
>

Hi,

What is listed when you try "Edit->Paste Special" in OO ? Can it work that
way ?

Regards,

Timothée