Re: generic cut-n-paste options in any program

[Sri Ramkrishna <sri aracnet com>]

You don't think that being able to highlight something and launch it as a
url is not useful?  How about this idea, be able to highlight something
and be able to run script to act on the highlighted text?  (ie corba
comment)


	sri

> "Nod, nod, nod... yup, yup, uh huh.  I agree with everyone."
> 
> (Don't get me wrong -- I love reading the gnome mailing lists so I can keep
> up with stuff going on, but please, can we keep it useful?)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sri Ramkrishna <sri@aracnet.com>
> To: Elliot Lee <sopwith@redhat.com>
> Cc: <gnome-list@gnome.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 12:02 PM
> Subject: Re: generic cut-n-paste options in any program
> 
> 
> > > First you would have to define a standard API for selecting text and
> > > exporting that selection.
> >
> > This would be the "right" way to do it.
> >
> > > Alternatively, you could turn the zvt match stuff into a library that
> can
> > > be used by other widgets.
> >
> > This is what i was thinkign of.  Maing zvt match stuff into a library.
> >
> > > This URL-grabbing feature would be nice to have, though.
> >
> > Yep, thats what I thought.
> >
> > sri
> >
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