xterm: how to copy text with Ctrl+C under FreeBSD?
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I've got this XTerm file:
XTerm*Background: black
XTerm*Foreground: white
XTerm*SaveLines: 2000
XTerm*faceName: "Font Awesome 5 Brands-Regular-400"
XTerm*faceSize: 8
XTerm*rightScrollBar: true
XTerm*ScrollBar: true
XTerm*scrollTtyOutput: true
XTerm*VT100.Translations: #override
Ctrl<Key>V: insert-selection(CLIPBOARD) n
Ctrl<Key>V: insert-selection(PRIMARY) n
Shift<Btn1Down>: select-start() n
Shift<Btn1Motion>: select-extend() n
Shift<Btn1Up>: select-end(CLIPBOARD) n
Ctrl <Key>C: copy-selection(CLIPBOARD) n
Ctrl <Key>V: insert-selection(CLIPBOARD)
under FreeBSD 11.2, with i3 4.15 and X.Org 1.18.4, I find using Ctrl+C doesn't copy selected text to clipboard from XTerm, although Ctrl+V does paste text. Other applications are having no problem with copying text to clipboard. Is there some magic trick to get this to work under FreeBSD that isn't necessary under Linux (as under Linux copying with Ctrl+C goes fine with this XTerm file)?
freebsd xterm i3 clipboard
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I've got this XTerm file:
XTerm*Background: black
XTerm*Foreground: white
XTerm*SaveLines: 2000
XTerm*faceName: "Font Awesome 5 Brands-Regular-400"
XTerm*faceSize: 8
XTerm*rightScrollBar: true
XTerm*ScrollBar: true
XTerm*scrollTtyOutput: true
XTerm*VT100.Translations: #override
Ctrl<Key>V: insert-selection(CLIPBOARD) n
Ctrl<Key>V: insert-selection(PRIMARY) n
Shift<Btn1Down>: select-start() n
Shift<Btn1Motion>: select-extend() n
Shift<Btn1Up>: select-end(CLIPBOARD) n
Ctrl <Key>C: copy-selection(CLIPBOARD) n
Ctrl <Key>V: insert-selection(CLIPBOARD)
under FreeBSD 11.2, with i3 4.15 and X.Org 1.18.4, I find using Ctrl+C doesn't copy selected text to clipboard from XTerm, although Ctrl+V does paste text. Other applications are having no problem with copying text to clipboard. Is there some magic trick to get this to work under FreeBSD that isn't necessary under Linux (as under Linux copying with Ctrl+C goes fine with this XTerm file)?
freebsd xterm i3 clipboard
asked Sep 17 at 2:59
Brenton Horne
1,38932145
xterm instatly copies text to clipboard(primary) after selection. no need to press a key.
– Ipor Sircer
Sep 17 at 3:02
OK, well that isn't working either then. When I select the text it isn't copied, as I've tried pasting it into Leafpad. I know that middle-clicking a selection does it, but I'd like to with Ctrl+C.
– Brenton Horne
Sep 17 at 3:03
then read the fine manual of xterm: " selectToClipboard (class SelectToClipboard) Tells xterm whether to use the PRIMARY or CLIPBOARD for SELECT tokens in the selection mechanism. The set-select action can change this at runtime, allowing the user to work with programs that handle only one of these mechanisms. The default is “falseâ€Â, which tells it to use PRIMARY."
– Ipor Sircer
Sep 17 at 3:16
May be you have to try "Ctrl+Shift+c" to copy and "Ctrl+Shift+v" to paste. My answer is based on debian, but this may work for you too.
– koleygr
Sep 17 at 3:22
@IporSircer Thanks, although must admit I'm not sure I really understand what that means for me. Like how do I get the behaviour I want? Unfortunately, sometimes man pages are worded in a difficult way for me to follow.
– Brenton Horne
Sep 17 at 3:27
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I've got this XTerm file:
XTerm*Background: black
XTerm*Foreground: white
XTerm*SaveLines: 2000
XTerm*faceName: "Font Awesome 5 Brands-Regular-400"
XTerm*faceSize: 8
XTerm*rightScrollBar: true
XTerm*ScrollBar: true
XTerm*scrollTtyOutput: true
XTerm*VT100.Translations: #override
Ctrl<Key>V: insert-selection(CLIPBOARD) n
Ctrl<Key>V: insert-selection(PRIMARY) n
Shift<Btn1Down>: select-start() n
Shift<Btn1Motion>: select-extend() n
Shift<Btn1Up>: select-end(CLIPBOARD) n
Ctrl <Key>C: copy-selection(CLIPBOARD) n
Ctrl <Key>V: insert-selection(CLIPBOARD)
under FreeBSD 11.2, with i3 4.15 and X.Org 1.18.4, I find using Ctrl+C doesn't copy selected text to clipboard from XTerm, although Ctrl+V does paste text. Other applications are having no problem with copying text to clipboard. Is there some magic trick to get this to work under FreeBSD that isn't necessary under Linux (as under Linux copying with Ctrl+C goes fine with this XTerm file)?
freebsd xterm i3 clipboard
asked Sep 17 at 2:59
Brenton Horne
1,38932145
I've got this XTerm file:
XTerm*Background: black
XTerm*Foreground: white
XTerm*SaveLines: 2000
XTerm*faceName: "Font Awesome 5 Brands-Regular-400"
XTerm*faceSize: 8
XTerm*rightScrollBar: true
XTerm*ScrollBar: true
XTerm*scrollTtyOutput: true
XTerm*VT100.Translations: #override
Ctrl<Key>V: insert-selection(CLIPBOARD) n
Ctrl<Key>V: insert-selection(PRIMARY) n
Shift<Btn1Down>: select-start() n
Shift<Btn1Motion>: select-extend() n
Shift<Btn1Up>: select-end(CLIPBOARD) n
Ctrl <Key>C: copy-selection(CLIPBOARD) n
Ctrl <Key>V: insert-selection(CLIPBOARD)
under FreeBSD 11.2, with i3 4.15 and X.Org 1.18.4, I find using Ctrl+C doesn't copy selected text to clipboard from XTerm, although Ctrl+V does paste text. Other applications are having no problem with copying text to clipboard. Is there some magic trick to get this to work under FreeBSD that isn't necessary under Linux (as under Linux copying with Ctrl+C goes fine with this XTerm file)?
freebsd xterm i3 clipboard
freebsd xterm i3 clipboard
asked Sep 17 at 2:59
Brenton Horne
1,38932145
asked Sep 17 at 2:59
Brenton Horne
1,38932145
asked Sep 17 at 2:59
Brenton Horne
1,38932145
asked Sep 17 at 2:59
Brenton Horne
1,38932145
asked Sep 17 at 2:59
Brenton Horne
1,38932145
1,38932145
xterm instatly copies text to clipboard(primary) after selection. no need to press a key.
– Ipor Sircer
Sep 17 at 3:02
OK, well that isn't working either then. When I select the text it isn't copied, as I've tried pasting it into Leafpad. I know that middle-clicking a selection does it, but I'd like to with Ctrl+C.
– Brenton Horne
Sep 17 at 3:03
then read the fine manual of xterm: " selectToClipboard (class SelectToClipboard) Tells xterm whether to use the PRIMARY or CLIPBOARD for SELECT tokens in the selection mechanism. The set-select action can change this at runtime, allowing the user to work with programs that handle only one of these mechanisms. The default is “falseâ€Â, which tells it to use PRIMARY."
– Ipor Sircer
Sep 17 at 3:16
May be you have to try "Ctrl+Shift+c" to copy and "Ctrl+Shift+v" to paste. My answer is based on debian, but this may work for you too.
– koleygr
Sep 17 at 3:22
@IporSircer Thanks, although must admit I'm not sure I really understand what that means for me. Like how do I get the behaviour I want? Unfortunately, sometimes man pages are worded in a difficult way for me to follow.
– Brenton Horne
Sep 17 at 3:27
 |Â
show 1 more comment
xterm instatly copies text to clipboard(primary) after selection. no need to press a key.
– Ipor Sircer
Sep 17 at 3:02
OK, well that isn't working either then. When I select the text it isn't copied, as I've tried pasting it into Leafpad. I know that middle-clicking a selection does it, but I'd like to with Ctrl+C.
– Brenton Horne
Sep 17 at 3:03
then read the fine manual of xterm: " selectToClipboard (class SelectToClipboard) Tells xterm whether to use the PRIMARY or CLIPBOARD for SELECT tokens in the selection mechanism. The set-select action can change this at runtime, allowing the user to work with programs that handle only one of these mechanisms. The default is “falseâ€Â, which tells it to use PRIMARY."
– Ipor Sircer
Sep 17 at 3:16
May be you have to try "Ctrl+Shift+c" to copy and "Ctrl+Shift+v" to paste. My answer is based on debian, but this may work for you too.
– koleygr
Sep 17 at 3:22
@IporSircer Thanks, although must admit I'm not sure I really understand what that means for me. Like how do I get the behaviour I want? Unfortunately, sometimes man pages are worded in a difficult way for me to follow.
– Brenton Horne
Sep 17 at 3:27
xterm instatly copies text to clipboard(primary) after selection. no need to press a key.
– Ipor Sircer
Sep 17 at 3:02
xterm instatly copies text to clipboard(primary) after selection. no need to press a key.
– Ipor Sircer
Sep 17 at 3:02
OK, well that isn't working either then. When I select the text it isn't copied, as I've tried pasting it into Leafpad. I know that middle-clicking a selection does it, but I'd like to with Ctrl+C.
– Brenton Horne
Sep 17 at 3:03
OK, well that isn't working either then. When I select the text it isn't copied, as I've tried pasting it into Leafpad. I know that middle-clicking a selection does it, but I'd like to with Ctrl+C.
– Brenton Horne
Sep 17 at 3:03
then read the fine manual of xterm: " selectToClipboard (class SelectToClipboard) Tells xterm whether to use the PRIMARY or CLIPBOARD for SELECT tokens in the selection mechanism. The set-select action can change this at runtime, allowing the user to work with programs that handle only one of these mechanisms. The default is “falseâ€Â, which tells it to use PRIMARY."
– Ipor Sircer
Sep 17 at 3:16
then read the fine manual of xterm: " selectToClipboard (class SelectToClipboard) Tells xterm whether to use the PRIMARY or CLIPBOARD for SELECT tokens in the selection mechanism. The set-select action can change this at runtime, allowing the user to work with programs that handle only one of these mechanisms. The default is “falseâ€Â, which tells it to use PRIMARY."
– Ipor Sircer
Sep 17 at 3:16
May be you have to try "Ctrl+Shift+c" to copy and "Ctrl+Shift+v" to paste. My answer is based on debian, but this may work for you too.
– koleygr
Sep 17 at 3:22
May be you have to try "Ctrl+Shift+c" to copy and "Ctrl+Shift+v" to paste. My answer is based on debian, but this may work for you too.
– koleygr
Sep 17 at 3:22
@IporSircer Thanks, although must admit I'm not sure I really understand what that means for me. Like how do I get the behaviour I want? Unfortunately, sometimes man pages are worded in a difficult way for me to follow.
– Brenton Horne
Sep 17 at 3:27
@IporSircer Thanks, although must admit I'm not sure I really understand what that means for me. Like how do I get the behaviour I want? Unfortunately, sometimes man pages are worded in a difficult way for me to follow.
– Brenton Horne
Sep 17 at 3:27
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xterm instatly copies text to clipboard(primary) after selection. no need to press a key.
– Ipor Sircer
Sep 17 at 3:02
OK, well that isn't working either then. When I select the text it isn't copied, as I've tried pasting it into Leafpad. I know that middle-clicking a selection does it, but I'd like to with Ctrl+C.
– Brenton Horne
Sep 17 at 3:03
then read the fine manual of xterm: " selectToClipboard (class SelectToClipboard) Tells xterm whether to use the PRIMARY or CLIPBOARD for SELECT tokens in the selection mechanism. The set-select action can change this at runtime, allowing the user to work with programs that handle only one of these mechanisms. The default is “falseâ€Â, which tells it to use PRIMARY."
– Ipor Sircer
Sep 17 at 3:16
May be you have to try "Ctrl+Shift+c" to copy and "Ctrl+Shift+v" to paste. My answer is based on debian, but this may work for you too.
– koleygr
Sep 17 at 3:22
@IporSircer Thanks, although must admit I'm not sure I really understand what that means for me. Like how do I get the behaviour I want? Unfortunately, sometimes man pages are worded in a difficult way for me to follow.
– Brenton Horne
Sep 17 at 3:27