-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [ALUG] copy and paste facilities Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:49:45 +0100 From: Barrys linux mail bazubuntumail@tiscali.co.uk To: Chris Glover lists@glover.uk.net References: 48EFA7AE.5040305@tiscali.co.uk 48EFAD62.7020607@glover.uk.net
Chris Glover wrote:
Barrys linux mail wrote:
Hi I dont seem to be able to copy and paste text from firefox3 into Open office word as i can with windows. installed a clipboard program called glipper but still cannot copy and paste.I really need something with a graphical interface as i am not too good using commands etc. has anybody got any ideas on a program that will do this copy and paste for me?
Barry
What happens when you hightlight the text you want to copy and then click with the middle button (or scroll wheel) in Open Office?
That's the standard way to copy and paste in X.
HTH
Chris
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Yep, that works, why did i not think of that instead of using copy and paste from the firefox menu !!! Thanks Barry
Barrys linux mail bazubuntumail@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
Chris Glover wrote:
What happens when you hightlight the text you want to copy and then click with the middle button (or scroll wheel) in Open Office?
Yep, that works, why did i not think of that instead of using copy and paste from the firefox menu !!!
Probably didn't think of it because of some mistaken idea that firefox integrated properly with X and other applications like OpenOffice. It doesn't and if a distribution fixes an obvious bug, MozCorp normally start threatening licence revocation...
Most of the truly free software browsers originally based on firefox are quite a bit better these days. I can remember IceWeasel and Epiphany - what else are people liking?
Thanks,
On Sunday 12 October 2008 19:09:26 MJ Ray wrote:
Most of the truly free software browsers originally based on firefox are quite a bit better these days. I can remember IceWeasel and Epiphany - what else are people liking?
When I'm in Fluxbox I use Conkeror http://conkeror.org/ and have been liking it quite a bit.
Richard
On 12/10/2008 19:09:26, MJ Ray wrote:
Barrys linux mail bazubuntumail@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
Chris Glover wrote:
What happens when you hightlight the text you want to copy and then click with the middle button (or scroll wheel) in Open Office?
Yep, that works, why did i not think of that instead of using copy and paste from the firefox menu !!!
Probably didn't think of it because of some mistaken idea that firefox integrated properly with X and other applications like OpenOffice. It doesn't and if a distribution fixes an obvious bug, MozCorp normally start threatening licence revocation...
I always thought these two ways of working were independent.
Selecting something in one window and then clicking in another to paste it in uses selections whereas the mechanism where you specifically choose copy and then paste uses a clipboard. An application may implement one of these correctly and not the other.
Personally I like the selection way of working - it is fewer clicks and therefore much faster to execute than the copy/paste way. If you ever have to use windows PuTTY emulates this.
Most of the truly free software browsers originally based on firefox are quite a bit better these days. I can remember IceWeasel and Epiphany - what else are people liking?
My favourite for a while has been galeon, however the current version on Debian has a bug whereby saving passwords does not work.
Upon discovering this I did try Epiphany but for me the fact that there is no heirarchy to bookmarks is a showstopper. Instead of heirarchical folders Epiphany allows you to associate categories with your bookmarks. Other than that it seems ok.
Steve.
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