Re: [Evolution] Copy & paste Pictures into New Mail (ala Outlook)

[Ow Mun Heng <Ow Mun Heng wdc com>]

On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 11:35, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 11:32 -0700, Ow Mun Heng wrote: 
> > On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 20:29, Not Zed wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 19:09 -0700, Ow Mun Heng wrote: 
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > >         When using outlook, I can just copy a graph  from Excel and then just
> > > > paste it into a new message.
> > > >
> > > > Using Evolution, can this be done? Or all attachments needs to be files
> > > > stored/saved somewhere?
> > > Well, probably not, since excel doesn't run on platforms that
> > > evolution does.
> >
> > er.. I beg to differ. Crossover Office + Office XP on mine. It has its
> > quirks but... Hey. I need the graphing capability of excel Sad to say
> > but open office just doesn't cut it in the graphing dept.
> >
> > What about from OpenOffice then? Those runs natively on Linux 
>
> depends on what fornmat OpenOffice exports for copy/paste. if it does
> html, then it will work.

Got to try that out.



> > That is not a problem. Though I sometime find it weird why the preview
> > pane(right click) does not offer you capability to selct copy. Have to
> > manually press Ctrl-C
>
> silly Windows user, Ctrl-C is for kids! :-)
>
> the reason it's not there is because it's not needed for copy/paste
> under Unix. Just selecting the text is enough. Once you select the
> text, it is "marked for copying". Just go to the other window and
> middle-click and it will just Magically Work (tm).

I'm ashamed.. :-( of myself. I've used so much of Linux and yet this
eludes me. 

(butt for free kicking.. ANy takers??)

I only use that during Xterm sessions. :-)