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Re: Updated: xorg-server-1.14.5-1
- From: Jon TURNEY <jon dot turney at dronecode dot org dot uk>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Cc: fehrin2 at gmail dot com
- Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:03:30 +0000
- Subject: Re: Updated: xorg-server-1.14.5-1
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On 31/12/2013 14:31, Franz Fehringer wrote:
> I will not send you further personal email.
> What i really meant was that i read in one of your announcements about
> clipboard integration not fully working with the 64bit X server.
> The reason why i came up with xwinclip is that i was under the (possibly
> wrong) impression that xwinclip reappeared as a consequence of this
> clipboard integration deficiency.
> So the real question is: Is it true that clipboard integration is not
> fully working with the 64bit X server and if so will this change in the
> foreseeable future?
No, clipboard integration for 64-bit X server has been working since 1.14.1-2
(See [1]).
[1] http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree-announce/2013-06/msg00001.html
> Am 31.12.2013 14:59, schrieb Jon TURNEY:
>> On 31/12/2013 10:19, Franz Fehringer wrote:
>> Firstly, do not send me personal email.
>>
>> Please read http://cygwin.com/problems.html#personal-email, particularly the
>> section starting "Shouldn't I just send email to straight to a Cygwin
>> developer or package maintainer?"
>>
>>> It seems xwinclip is still needed, what are the perspectives about this?
>>
>> I don't understand what you are trying to say here.
>>
>> If you are assuming that xwinclip is normally needed, because it is provided,
>> then perhaps you should do some testing. It is not.
>>
>> See [1] and 'man xwinclip' for more details.
>>
>> To anticipate the next question: xwinclip is provided to assist in debugging
>> clipboard integration problems, and because it is useful with the experimental
>> XtoW window manager.
>>
>> If you are reporting a bug that xwinclip is needed when it shouldn't be, then
>> more information is needed.
>>
>> [1] http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-clipboard-integration.html
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Jon TURNEY
Volunteer Cygwin/X X Server maintainer
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