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XWin.exe 6.7-4 clipboard on Win 2K server sp4 - prevents Windows cut/copy
- From: "Jesse Burson" <jesse at computerassets dot com>
- To: <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 13:10:30 -0600
- Subject: XWin.exe 6.7-4 clipboard on Win 2K server sp4 - prevents Windows cut/copy
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Reply-to: "Jesse Burson" <jesse at computerassets dot com>
I'm using XWin.exe 6.7-4 (binary package installed via Cygwin's Setup)
on Win 2k Server, service pack 4.
When running Cygwin/X with the -clipboard option, I can cut and paste
between X apps, and from X to Windows apps. As long as X is running, I
am not able to cut or copy from Windows apps. For example, if I type
"foo" in X and copy it to the clipboard, whenever I paste in X or in
Windows I get "foo". If I then type "bar" in Windows, select it, and
hit CTRL-C or choose "Copy" from an Edit menu via mouse, whenever I
paste in X or in Windows I get "foo" rather than "bar". When I shut X
down I regain the ability to cut/copy in Windows.
When I use xwinclip instead of the -clipboard option, I am able to
transfer data into and out of the clipboard in X and Windows with no
problems. I am not using both xwinclip and -clipboard simultaneously.
I was not able to find any mention of this particular clipboard problem
on Google or in the cygwin-xfree archives.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.