Message-Id: <200502090347.j193lUKu011076@delorie.com> Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" To: Subject: RE: RXVT copy/paste behavior Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 21:47:20 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: X-IsSubscribed: yes > -----Original Message----- > From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com > [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Dave Korn > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 1:25 PM > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > Subject: RE: RXVT copy/paste behavior > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Phil Betts > > Sent: 08 February 2005 17:09 > > > The selection model used by rxvt is standard throughout the > X11 world. > > It's insane. > I'm with you 1000% on this one Korny, and for every reason you've stated. The short answer to it though is this: contrary to most Unix-heads' beliefs, the world did not stop on the date that Unix was invented. Progress (dare I say, "innovation"?) has in fact occurred since the first line of C code was written, the last VT-100 terminal was thrown in the trash, and the X-Windows mess was thought up. -- Gary R. Van Sickle -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/