Re: cut and paste in gnome-terminal

[Kenny Hitt <kenny hittsjunk net>]

Hi.  I should clarify what I mean by "cut and paste".  I'm interested in
pasting data from one app in a gnome-terminal to another gnome app.

An example would be copying text from mutt to a gnome app.  Unless
things have changed recently with balsa, Gnome email clients don't have
a way to read the entire message without reading line by line.  That
approach is just to slow to be useful.  I can have the text of a message
read to me when I use mutt in a gnome terminal.  Problem is I can't copy
data easily from mutt to another app.

          Kenny

On Tue, Feb 01, 2005 at 12:12:04PM +0000, Bill Haneman wrote:
> Hi Kenny
> 
> There is currently no keyboard navigation for cut-and-paste using a 
> terminal.  There has been extensive discussion of this in the past, but 
> the main barrier to implementing it is that no one has ever come up with 
> a proposal for doing it which doesn't conflict with other existing key 
> bindings.
> 
> One conclusion that some people have drawn is that cut-and-paste is the 
> responsibility of the console application, not the terminal itself.  
> Many terminal-based applications (like vi, etc.) do provide selection 
> and cut-and-paste capabilities, but most command shells do not.
> 
> See bug #
> 
> Possibly the best solution for this problem is for assistive technology 
> such as gnopernicus to provide a cut-and-paste facility without needing 
> to change the application itself, via the AccessibleText API.
> 
> Also please let us know the platform you are using and what problems you 
> are still having with gnome-help.  Gnome-help from GNOME 2.8 and earlier 
> should be quite accessible 'out of the box', it works with gnopernicus, 
> orca, and GOK.
> 
> - Bill
> 
> >Hi.  Could someone please point me to docs on how to cut and paste in
> >gnome-terminal using only the keyboard?  Also, is it possible to do it
> >when Gnopernicus is your only method of feedback from the system?
> >Since I still have problems using help, on line docs would be best.
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >         Kenny
> > 
> >
> 
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