Clipboard interactions [was: re: Emacs learning curve]

[Juri Linkov]

>> That's why I suggested to bind it to the CUA key <C-insert>, and also
>> to another CUA key `C-c' because using the clipboard is the standard
>> semantics of these CUA keys.
>>
>> There are numerous user requests asking for this, the most recent
>> was just yesterday:
>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3216081/integrate-emacs-copy-paste-with-system-copy-paste
>
> Binding "C-c", is a non-starter of course.

I meant `C-c' in cua-mode.  It copies the region,
but not to the clipboard as most users expect.

> But other than that, why not just tell them to set
> x-select-enable-clipboard ?

This is the answer that they usually get,
but new users ask the same question again.

-- 
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/