William Case wrote: > Hi; > > gnote does not copy and paste within gnote the same way as every other > Linux program. I use gnote a lot. I can't select a phrase or whatever > move the cursor to the spot were I want to paste a copy of the phrase > and click the middle mouse button to paste in a copy of the selected > phrase. gnote won't do it. I have been using Fedora and Linux for over > 7 years; it is now an intuitive or ingrained habit; a signature of > Linux. > > I can and do use the Linux mouse copy and paste for copying items and > phrases from outside gnote into gnote. Why will it not work with text > within gnote? > > I filed a bug, got told that the way to do it in gnote was to click > where I wanted a phrase pasted, move to the phrase I wanted to copy, > select the phrase and then click the mouse middle button. It is not the > way traditional Linux mouse copy and paste works. Half the time it > doesn't work. I have had a couple of gnote crashes. > > The response I got from the gnote maintainer was can't replicate, bug > complaint removed. I have nothing special, or old, in my Fedora 14 > setup or in my hardware. In any case, the position, then select, then > middle button is not the Linux standard. > > Am I the only one with this annoyance? I write a lot of stuff in a day > -- gnote is a great aid and tool except for this. I wish somebody would > fix it. > I think there is something funny there, but you need to find a way to show the problem every time, then refile a bug. If the maintainer can't see it s/he can't fix it. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
