Re: [Evolution] Small "quirklets" in Evolution 1.0.8

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo ximian com>]

On Wed, 2002-10-30 at 17:25, Dan O'Reilly wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-10-30 at 09:21, Rodrigo Moya wrote:
> > On Wed, 2002-10-30 at 17:16, Dan O'Reilly wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2002-10-30 at 09:08, Rodrigo Moya wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2002-10-30 at 16:47, Dan O'Reilly wrote:
> > > > > 2. When reading messages, I find that I can't select and cut/copy text. 
> > > > > REALLY limiting, when you're trying to cut-and-paste from an email
> > > > > message into something else.
> > > > are you sure you can't? Maybe that's because you're using the windows
> > > > way of doing it. If you use the X way (select with the mouse to copy and
> > > > press the middle mouse button to paste) it should work. It does for me.
> > >
> > > Likely that's the problem.  Forgot about implict cut/paste.  THe only
> > > issue I had with it is really, I guess, that there are times (for
> > > example, when composing the messages) that you DO have a drop-down menu
> > > for that.  Consistency (or lack thereof) I guess is what I'm getting at.
> >
> > well, it's consistent with how the rest of X applications work. The
> > CTRL-C/CTRL-V keybindings (or menu items) are something that we
> > inherited from windows, AFAIK.
>
> I suppose you're right there.  However, don't forget that a good part of
> your user community is VERY used to doing that, as they're refugees from
> the windows world.  Just a comment...
anyway, I just tested the 'windows way', and it worked. That is, I
selected text with the mouse, pressed CTRL-C, and then CTRL-V on another
application, and the selection was pasted. Is it this what you say
doesn't work for you?

cheers
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Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo ximian com>