Re: selecting text in a gnome terminal

[Kenny Hitt <kenny hittsjunk net>]

Hi.

Thank you!  That works.  I don't find it awkward on my desktop keyboard.
Not having cut and paste was driving me nuts.

          Kenny

On Fri, Sep 08, 2006 at 07:33:48AM +1000, Luke Yelavich wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 08:06:57AM EST, Kenny Hitt wrote:
> > Hi.  Would someone please point me to info on selecting text for cut and
> > paste in the gnome terminal app?
> > I've read the gnome accessibility docs and didn't find anything about
> > it.
> 
> What I do, is to use flat review mode to find the text I want. I then 
> use the / key on the number pad to click on the first character. I then 
> use flat review to ove to the spot after the last character of the text 
> I want to select. I then press Shift + / on the number pad again. This 
> basically uses the mouse to firstly place the terminal cursor at one 
> point, and then use shift and click to hilight from the cursor to the 
> second spot you clicked. You can then use Control + Shift + C to copy 
> the text to the clipboard.
> 
> May be a bit cumbersome, but it works.
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