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Re: Basic question 2 - Copy from Windows and paste to cygwin or X


On 28.09.2005 15:52 UK Time, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:

I start my X environment with the following command:

startx -- -screen 0 1200 900

where would -clipoard fit in, and what does it actually do?


"man startx" explains that the options after '--' are passed directly to
the server.  -clipboard is one such option.

"man XWin" explains what that option actually does (i.e., synchronizes the
X keyboard with the Windows one).
HTH,
	Igor

Thanks. However, I seems something is wrong somewhere.


With my usual command (i.e. "startx -- -screen 0 1200 900") X runs OK, although I just noticed that I get some feedback relating to clipboard in the main cygwin window (see http://homepage.ntlworld.com/herb.eppel_new/temp/Cygwin1.jpg)

When I first tried "startx -- -screen 0 1200 900 -clipboard" some clipboard error messages appeared - see http://homepage.ntlworld.com/herb.eppel_new/temp/Cygwin2.jpg

I just tried the same command again. This time there are no clipboard error messages (see http://homepage.ntlworld.com/herb.eppel_new/temp/Cygwin3.jpg), but the clipboard still doesn't work.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you.

Herbert Eppel
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www.HETranslation.co.uk

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