HP-UX 10.20 can't copy/paste

[Sheelah Brennan]

I added a dtwmrc file in my $HOME/.dt directory to try to add pop-up menus when I middle-click the mouse. It did not work, as I still only get the default menu, and only when right-clicking. And now I can no longer copy or paste text like I was able to do before! I deleted the dtwmrc file, but still it's not working. Any ideas?

[Charles Slivkoff]

Confirm that the X selection mechanism (aka copy/paste) still functions in a "Failsafe" session. If so, then the problem is with CDE. From within the "Failsafe" session, rename .dt, logout & login again.



Chances are that you rm'd the dtwmrc, but did not restart the workspace manager.



To add a Button2 menu, you would create your menu, then:



Buttons DtButtonBindings

{



...

root f.menu MyCustomNewMenu



...

}

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

To fix your problem

-Logout the CDE session
-Telnet to this system from somewhere
-Remove or move .dt
-Login from the CDE. This will create a
default .dt directory.

Then

-make changes to your dtwmrc again
-Edit .dtprofile and make sure DTSOURCEPROFILE=true uncommented
-Restart Workspace manager

-Sri

[Sheelah Brennan]

Hi- I tried renaming my .dt directory and logging in again. It did create a new .dt directory, but I still cannot copy & paste in an hpterm window (it still does work in a dtterm window). Any other things to try to get back copy & paste in hpterm? I should not need a dtwmrc file to do so, correct? B/C I never had one originally.

[Sheelah Brennan]

Hi-

I tried telnetting in and renaming .dt, rebooting, and even a different mouse, but I still can't copy and paste. It does work if I access my box remotely using VNC, and it works in dtterm, but not hpterm!! Any other ideas?? Is this some kind of CDE issue?