topic Re: X-Selection in Operating System - HP-UX

X-Selection

michi79 — Thu, 14 Sep 2000 11:08:31 GMT

Hi,

I want to copy the character @ in the
X-selection for pasting it to
an application (IE5) How is the syntax
to do this ?

regards
L. Wahl

Re: X-Selection

Kofi ARTHIABAH — Thu, 14 Sep 2000 11:15:08 GMT

If you are using eXceed, do the following:

Select /hightlight the character (or text)
Right-click on the eXceed icon on the start bar... you should get a menu with Edit ->, Copy X Selection->, To clipboard.
Now go to the windows an edit/paste or Ctrl+v

cheers.

Re: X-Selection

Alex Glennie — Thu, 14 Sep 2000 11:19:30 GMT

Any chance you could add some detail to what you are trying to achieve ?

ie platform, window manager, application, what you've done so far and the results ?

under Xwindows, normally cut & paste can be done merely by using the left mouse button to select the text to paste and then paste in the client (application) window using the middle mouse button

Re: X-Selection

Bill Hassell — Thu, 14 Sep 2000 14:01:49 GMT

I am assuming that you've tried a standard copy-paste and the @ symbol is causing a problem. On the system and login where IE5 is running, type the command:

stty -a

and check to see if the @ symbol has been defined as the KILL signal. If so, the shell used on that system is most likely not going theough normal /etc/profile and .profile for startup. Redefine the KILL signal (and others) with something more sane like:

stty erase "^H" kill "^U" intr "^C" eof "^D" -parity ixoff

Then start IE5 from this environment.

Re: X-Selection

michi79 — Thu, 14 Sep 2000 18:55:20 GMT

Hi Bill,

you have got the point. I'am here in germany. I try to use IE5 and OE5
native on HP-UX 10.20 with german keyboard layout. Under HP-UX everything
works finel. All character that need dont work in OE/IE. What shall I
do with an email client without the @ character ? So the plan is to copy the
@ character for example with to the X-selection and then via
paste to OE. Are I' am the only one with that problem ?
regards
L. Wahl

Re: X-Selection

Wodisch — Fri, 15 Sep 2000 08:25:58 GMT

Hi Wahl,
have you tried checking for a"translation"
in local .Xdefaults or to IE's resource-file?

Look for something like:
*translations: #overriden
At: ... n

out-comment the line by inserting sa "!" as
the first character and restart IE.

HTH,
Wodisch

Re: X-Selection

michi79 — Fri, 15 Sep 2000 09:03:44 GMT

Hi Woodisch,

I' ve already tried that. There are no
translations. I' ve already set global
translations override. It is onnly in
IE/OE application

Wahl