> Any insight into how X, Gnome, apps, and the clipboard interact would be > appreciated as its driving me nuts. > > -- > Bill Gradwohl I am not sure how they all interact, but one thing that worked always for me and in all circumstances was to select with the mouse the text I want to copy, then go where I need it pasted and just press the middle mouse button. If you have a mouse with only 2 buttons, I think it can be emulated by pressing at the same time the 2 buttons. S.
