[gpm]Re: report

[Alessandro Rubini]

> If I understood that correctly, if we want to exchange data
> selected by gpm to X, we need to register gpm as an X program
> and tell X we have the primary selection.

I'd avoid that. As that would require gpm to be linked to X libraries.
Besides, often gpm starts before X starts, so it can't connect. Well,
it won't even know _which_ X server to connect to.

If you want to exchange selection with X, please use a separate
application. Still, currently there's no user access to the selection
buffer so you can't. With current kenrels and current gpm mechanism.

>> A visible effect of the server handing messages and not holding data
>> is that if you select text in an xterm that then exists, you won't be
>> able to paste that text any more.
> 
> I just tested that and it seems that at least here that's not the case.
> I exited the xterm and now I can paste text into this one.

Same here. I was sure it didn't, but I stand corrected. Then I'm
guessing how is that information transmitted.

/alessandro
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