Cutting and pasting in Debian

[mka]

I'm running Storm Hail.

I recently upgraded from RH. In RH I could use the mouse to copy and paste. I could do this in X and from the command line. I would use the left mouse button to hi-lite which would copy it. Then when I got to where I wanted to paste, I would simply click on my Intellimouse's wheel. Voila!

Since I installed Hail I have not been able to figure out how to re-enable that.

I have seen people talk about changing XF86Config, but since the copy/paste functionality was operational under the CLI, I have doubts about that approach!

Any ideas?!

TIA!

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mka

George W. Bush: "A key to foreign policy is to rely on reliance."

[This message has been edited by mka (edited 10 January 2001).]

[milanuk]

Originally posted by mka:
I'm running Storm Hail.

I recently upgraded from RH. In RH I could use the mouse to copy and paste. I could do this in X and from the command line. I would use the left mouse button to hi-lite which would copy it. Then when I got to where I wanted to paste, I would simply click on my Intellimouse's wheel. Voila!

Since I installed Hail I have not been able to figure out how to re-enable that.

I have seen people talk about changing XF86Config, but since the copy/paste functionality was operational under the CLI, I have doubts about that approach!

Any ideas?!

TIA!


Try making sure gpm (console mouse server) is functional. As root, type 'gpmconfig' and it should walk you thru a little ditty of choosing what type your mouse is (imps2), etc. In straight Debian this usually gets done during initial install if you chose a task that required gpm. For me, though, this usually means I have to go back and re-do my X config, and then I have to get xf86setup and xserver-vga16 and their dependencies, and then run XF86Setup. Just so you're warned http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/wink.gif

Monte

[mka]

That worked great! Now I can cut and paste like a
real MAN!!


http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif


THANKS!

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mka

George W. Bush: "A key to foreign policy is to rely on reliance."