copy and paste

copy and paste

[Chris Nestrud]

Hello all. I'm wondering if any one knows of a way to copy and paste text
from one VT to be used either in that VT or in another. I'd like to be
able to do something like take a URL from one terminal and paste it to
another. I can do this with screen, but I like VT's much much better than
lots of screen sessions.

Ideas?

Chris

Re: copy and paste

[terry]

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Hi Chris,
    This is really late, but I just found your archived message. I didn't see
any resonses to your question on the list so I thought I'd answer.
    There is a daemon called "gpm" that does exactly what you asked for on
the virtual consoles. However, it is visual. I don't know how you would use
it with speech. You have to use the mouse to drag across the text that you
want to copy while holding down the left mouse button (this highlights,
visually, the text selected), then you press the right mouse button to paste
that text into the current VC at the point where the cursor is positioned.
The mouse movement/dragging is very visual though. I'd be interested in
knowing if/how it would be possible to do this without visual feedback.

    --terry


Chris Nestrud wrote:

> Hello all. I'm wondering if any one knows of a way to copy and paste text
> from one VT to be used either in that VT or in another. I'd like to be
> able to do something like take a URL from one terminal and paste it to
> another. I can do this with screen, but I like VT's much much better than
> lots of screen sessions.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Chris
>
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Re: copy and paste

[Christopher Moore]

My guess is hat itcould be done but not with gpm.  Logic would need to be
built into speak-up and keystrokes added to mark, read highlighted area,
copy and paste.  This would be a useful feature and would hopefully not
require a major redesign.
 

73, Chris w1gm@sdf.lonestar.org SDF Public Access UNIX System -
http://sdf.lonestar.org

Re: copy and paste

[Janina Sajka]

Wo, there!

Before we go reinventing the wheel, let's take advantage of the tools
already available to us.

In point of response to the question about copying text between consoles,
look at screen. Try:

info screen

and enjoy!

On Tue, 11 Jul 2000, Christopher Moore wrote:

> My guess is hat itcould be done but not with gpm.  Logic would need to be
> built into speak-up and keystrokes added to mark, read highlighted area,
> copy and paste.  This would be a useful feature and would hopefully not
> require a major redesign.
>  
> 
> 73, Chris w1gm@sdf.lonestar.org SDF Public Access UNIX System -
> http://sdf.lonestar.org
> 
> 
> 
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				Information Systems Research & Development
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

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