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> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Lars Behrens <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: tip: Secondary Selection clipboard
> Date: June 27, 2017 at 9:15:55 AM EDT
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> Am 27.06.2017 um 15:05 schrieb Tom H:
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>> We still (optionally) support the PRIMARY selection on the X11 backend,
>> and some compatibility layer for it on Wayland, but we have no plans on
>> adding support for the SECONDARY selection, as it's both barely
>> specified and, like the PRIMARY, highly confusing for anybody who is not
>> well-versed in 20+ years of use of textual interfaces on the X Windows
>> System. Personally, I would have jettisoned the PRIMARY selection a long
>> time ago as well, but apparently a very vocal minority is still holding
>> tight to that particular Easter egg. Adding support for the even more
>> esoteric SECONDARY selection on the X11 backend when we're trying to
>> move the Linux world towards the more modern and less legacy-ridden
>> Wayland display system would be problematic to say the least, and an ill
>> fit for the majority of graphical user experiences in use these days.
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> Boy. I really dislike his arrogant sound. Already stumbled over
> something similar on the net, obviously written by that same guy.
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> Primary selection for me is a major feature in GUI *and* shell.
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> Cheerz,
> Lars
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