Re: address@hidden: x-clipboard-yank doesn't decode utf-8 string]

[jhd]

> But, the above is a change to x-clipboard-yank and it seems
> that this function was introduced on 21 Jan 2004 (strangely
> that fact is not in ChangeLog).  At that time
> x-selection-value was already there.  That means there will
> be some reason for x-clipboard-yank not using
> x-selection-value.  Does anybody know who wrote it?  If you
> are the author, could you please confirm that the change
> doesn't break your intention?

The change occured 21 Jan 2004 and is in the ChangeLog:

2004-01-21  Jan Djärv  <address@hidden>

        * term/x-win.el: Call menu-bar-enable-clipboard and make Paste
        use clipboard first.

I probably did not know what x-selection-value does, as it is not  
documented.

    Jan D.