Re: Clipboard

[Miguel de Icaza <miguel gnu org>]

> Hear hear  :)
> 
> At the moment, the clipboard is one area where Windows beats the pants off X,
> and I don't know if X can be improved without breaking backwards
> compatibility. However, if it is possible, what I'd like to see is this:

Actually, it is not really this.

The problem is that X selection mechanism was never discussed fully
nor was it taught to people in books.  It was not a top-priority, but
it is as powerful as the windows one.

Miguel