Re: [orca-list] Perhaps I'm dense, but ...

[Christopher Moore <christopher h moore verizon net>]

Thanks, Steve.  The shift + slash isn't documented in learn mode (orca + 
f1).  
Also, how do you run emacs? from a text console or from a 
gnome-terminal?  This would make a difference as to whether the 
clipboard was available.  
Chris
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 08:59:04AM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote:
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> No, cut/paste from a gnome terminal is actually pretty easy and I've
> successfully pasted it into other term windows like emacs or web forms
> in Firefox.  Here's how.  
>
> Use the flat review keys in Orca to position mouse pointer on the
> first character to be copied.  Then press the numpad slash key to
> begin.  Then move over with the review keys to read off the text you
> want; the numpad-6 or similar flat review navigation keys could be
> used.  At the end or just after the last character, press
> shift-numpad-/ to end the selection.  From here, I usually use the
> menus to get into edit and then choose copy.  For one thing, that
> proves to me that the selection was successful.  I think you can also
> use shift-ctrl-c to copy as well.  Now that text is in the clipboard
> and you can paste in wherever pasting would be appropriate.
>
> Like Kenny said before, right clicking on a link in gnome terminal is
> a fantastic feature.  I use that all the time.  if flat review keys
> are being used to review the contents of a term window such as in an
> e-mail in plain text, just press the numpad-* key to right click and
> going down the context menu, one of the choices is "Open link".  That
> opens Firefox fore me and off I go to the web races.  I love it.
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 03:31:48PM +0100, Hermann wrote:
> > am Do 28. Feb 2008 um 15:23:15 schrieb Christopher Moore <christopher h moore verizon net>:
> > > While on the subject of cut and paste:
> > > Is there a way to copy text from gnome-terminal?  There are many times 
> > > when it would be nice to be able to copy results of terminal commands 
> > > into e-mails.  I suspect this can be done with the mouse but am not sure 
> > > whether orca has the functionality.
> >  
> > As I understand, the only workaround would be to pipe the results into a 
> > file such as:
> > <command> [parameter] >file 2>&1
> > After that you can copy/attach the result file to an e-mail.
> > Hermann
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