On 17 Aug, Dr. T.C. Zhao wrote:
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>
> To me, a clipboard is or can be viewed as something that different
> applications use to transfer data, not something that is
> named CLIPBOARD no one uses. No practical applications (xterm and its
> derivatives, which pretty is the entire CLI of X,
> netscape and you name it) actually uses CLIPBOARD. So anything written
> specically for CLIPBOARD actually will not be able to exchange
> data with other applicaitons.
Of course you are right, clipboard is a tool we use to transfer data,
not just something called CLIPBOARD. Nevertheless, X protocol defines
some build-in property types using specific names like XA_PRIMARY, etc.
Although CLIPBOARD is not built-in, it is conventional to use
this selection to hold deleted data. I see no reason why xforms should
mix the names set out by the X protocol, using the word clipboard when
it is actually using the predefined XA_PRIMARY.
Anyway, I think maybe I am being a little bit picky; please do not take
this message the wrong way - I am glad that Selections have been
implemented - just my $0.02.
> If you're only interested in exchange data from one part of your program
> to other parts, which your code appears to do (not handling
> the possibility of some other application wants the CLIPBOARD)
> I am not sure if selection is the most efficeint thing to to use.
I handled the SelectionRequest event under FL_OTHER. Am I missing
something?
-bob
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