cut-and-paste in KDE xterm

[Michael Hipp]

M.W. Chang wrote:
>> KDE works just like any other, even in xterm. Highlight what you want 
>> to cut/copy with the mouse. Use the middle button to paste. You'll 
>> probably want gpm running. 
> 
> 
> so both cut and paste use the same middle button?
> What about "left+right"? Is that emulating the middle button?
> SOrry, I am quite mixed on this button thing.

No. You 'select' with the left mouse button just like you would anywhere 
else (hold left button and drag pointer over whatever you want to 
select). Then use the middle button to paste. It will be pasted at the 
command prompt location.

3-button emulation as it is called (where both buttons together emulate 
the middle button) is turned on or off in XFree. If you have a 5-button 
mouse, then you probably should not have 3-button emulation turned on.

>  > Any reason you're using xterm in KDE instead of konsole?
> 
> No, I've forgot about kconsole. :)

konsole is a quite friendly and gui-ish console/term program. If you're 
running kde, it's the favored choice. It has the normal 'edit' functions 
available on the menu as well as some other things like multiple 
sessions via tabs. xterm, by comparison, looks rather crude.

Michael