X-Windows M$ Windows question

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Tue, 2 Aug 2005, James Knott wrote:

> Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 12:15:08 -0400
> From: James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
> Reply-To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: X-Windows M$ Windows question
> 
> Alex Beamish wrote:
>> On 8/1/05, Ansar Mohammed <ansarm-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>> My sincerest apologies if this is off topic but how can I replicate the
>>> middle button cut/paste functionality on X-Windows on M$ Windows?
>>
>> 1. Yes, this probably is off-topic for a Linux users mailing list. We
>> discuss Linux here, not how Windows can emulate some of the cool
>> things that Linux can do. :)
>>
>> 2. Have you searched Google? In less than a minute I turned up
>>
>>   http://www.shelltoys.com/mouse_software/
>>
>> which seems to be an answer to your question. And that was choice #2
>> of 933,000 based on 'windows utility paste with mouse'.
>
> Hmmm...  So, XP needs a third party utility, to accomplish what
> Linux/Unix can do out of the box.  ;-)

     No, to do what X can do out of the box.

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