Re: Copying text from emacs to another application using M-w

[Richard Riley]

Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null> writes:

> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
>
>> Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null> writes:
>>
>>> How are you pasting into the other application? Are you using the middle
>>> mouse button?
>>>
>>> I follow the following process and it all works fine.
>>>
>>> 1. mark the region 
>>> 2. cut/copy the region with C-w or M-w
>>> 3. Go tot he app I want to paste to
>>> 4. Put the cursor where I want to paste and hit the middle mouse button
>>>
>>> note that I'm not using CUA mode - not sure if that has any impact.
>>
>> Tim do you mind posting how you do the other way round.
>>
>> I mean copy outside emacs. Paste inside emacs.
>> I keep getting really goofed up when I try that.  Seems to take
>> several attempts before the paste will happen.
>>
>> I probably have something set wrong somewhere.  But it seems like the
>> last copy/kill in emacs is what keeps sticking to clipboard or kill ring or
>> somewhere I don't want it.  So that when I press middle mouse or C-y
>> to paste into emacs... I get something from an earlier operation.
>>
>> I'd like to do this:
>>
>> 1. Mouse or keyboard (or C-a) select a region or `all'  (say in firefox)
>> 2. Middle mouse or C-y to paste that region into emacs.
>> done
>>
>
> That is essentially what I do. I just tested it with firefox. 
>
> 1. Started firefox
> 2. Using the mouse, highlighted the region of interest. 
> 3. Switched to emacs
> 4. click mouse 1 to position the cursor where I want the data to be
> pasted, theen hit the middle mouse button to paste it. 
>
> Most of the time, when back in emacs, I wouldn't use the mouse, C-y
> pastes the selection as well. 
>
> I don't have any special settings in my .emacs relating to this and I
> don't use CUA mode.  Currently running emacs 23 on Debian unstable.
>
> Tim


Just as a point of interest, I noticed something called xclip.el on the
emacs irc channel. It makes cut/paste between a terminal emacs and an X
emacs much more "obvious" for those of who never quite got why x
clipboard enabled was not the obvious default in order to help
newcomers to emacs. Very useful for emacs 23 daemon.