Re: Copying text from emacs to another application using M-w

[Tim X]

Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null> writes:
>
>> How are you pasting into the other application? Are you using the middle
>> mouse button?
>>
>> I follow the following process and it all works fine.
>>
>> 1. mark the region 
>> 2. cut/copy the region with C-w or M-w
>> 3. Go tot he app I want to paste to
>> 4. Put the cursor where I want to paste and hit the middle mouse button
>>
>> note that I'm not using CUA mode - not sure if that has any impact.
>
> Tim do you mind posting how you do the other way round.
>
> I mean copy outside emacs. Paste inside emacs.
> I keep getting really goofed up when I try that.  Seems to take
> several attempts before the paste will happen.
>
> I probably have something set wrong somewhere.  But it seems like the
> last copy/kill in emacs is what keeps sticking to clipboard or kill ring or
> somewhere I don't want it.  So that when I press middle mouse or C-y
> to paste into emacs... I get something from an earlier operation.
>
> I'd like to do this:
>
> 1. Mouse or keyboard (or C-a) select a region or `all'  (say in firefox)
> 2. Middle mouse or C-y to paste that region into emacs.
> done
>

That is essentially what I do. I just tested it with firefox. 

1. Started firefox
2. Using the mouse, highlighted the region of interest. 
3. Switched to emacs
4. click mouse 1 to position the cursor where I want the data to be
pasted, theen hit the middle mouse button to paste it. 

Most of the time, when back in emacs, I wouldn't use the mouse, C-y
pastes the selection as well. 

I don't have any special settings in my .emacs relating to this and I
don't use CUA mode.  Currently running emacs 23 on Debian unstable.

Tim





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