Re: State of the X clipboard, and perhaps a solution

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

On Fri, 2004-04-23 at 09:36 -0500, Jerry Haltom wrote:
> > You essentially suggested what I have been meaning to suggest for a
> > long time, but never gotten around to write up.
> > 
> > One downside is that the necessary application changesprobably can't
> > be done automatically by changing GTK+. Just adding
> > gtk_main_quit_after_losing_selection() and have applications call that
> > instead of gtk_main_quit() might be enough, though.
>
> That's very very good to know. What my proposal does is not break
> existing abilities. Copy/paste continues to work in current programs
> just as it does right now, without gross workarounds. Adding after-quit
> persistence is just an "add-on".

it's a gross workaround for a problem that I don't even agree is a problem.

Jeff