How does the linux copy & paste work?

[Marcel2008]

I read this on java.sun.com:
"Linux uses a mouse-driven copy and paste mechanism where mouse button one selects and copies text, and mouse button two pastes the text. "

It seems only netscape uses the keyboard driven copy and paste....

[MBMarduk]

I think they meant the GPM-type copy&paste stuff (in the text consoles, NOT in X)

Like you said already: in X you're only able to copy&paste inside the same proggy.
I am not aware of any windowmanagers that allow DND (drag'n'drop) and inter-application copy&paste switching (the clipboard type)

I WISH! :(

-Mike

[eXtremist]

Actually, I can copy/paste from any program to any program.

Selecting text and selecting COPY does nothing, but if I use the mouse as I would in the console, it does.

If I go into netscape and highlight some text, I can paste it into any other app just by pressing the middle mouse button.

[bdg1983]

I can also copy and paste in x from a program to other program with my mouse. It doesn't work with every program (like with LyX) but mostly it works: select text with mouse and paste with middle button.

Yes, then there are those copy and paste commands that work only inside the same program and there may be different keyboard shortcuts for cutting, copying and pasting in different apps.

[MBMarduk]

Originally posted by eXtremist:
Actually, I can copy/paste from any program to any program.

Selecting text and selecting COPY does nothing, but if I use the mouse as I would in the console, it does.

:confused:
Huh??? Without GPM, right!???