Mail Archives: cygwin/2003/06/02/15:21:03
On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, John Vincent wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've just discovered the -multiwindow option of the cygwin x-server and I
> think it's great, as I can now run an xterm on a linux box and display it on
> my windows xp machine. One problem, though, I don't seem able to
> cut-and-paste btween the xterm window and a ms-windows application. It's as
> if the x-server has it's own cut-and-paste buffer which the xterm windows
> share, but which is distinct from the cut-and-paste buffers used by the
> ms-windows applications.
>
> Can anyone throw any light on this?
>
> I've done a recent complete binary install of cygwin, uname -a gives
> "CYGWIN_NT-5.1 JPV 1.3.22(0.78/3/2) 2003-03-18 09:20 i686 unknown unknown
> Cygwin"
>
> I expect I just need to configure something, but I'm at a loss as to where
> to start with this. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> /John Vincent.
The best help you can get would be on the cygwin-xfree list, which deals
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