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On 09/21/2010 03:52 PM, bsmile wrote:
>
> I installed Cgywin(don't know how to see its version number) under windows xp
> and so far so good. However, there is one thing very inconvenient for me to
> use Cgywin, that is, I cannot highlight a text to copy and right button to
> paste. I am wondering how I can get back this beloved feature. Any advices
> are greatly appreciated!

Use mintty or rxvt instead of the windows console.

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