Am 27.06.2017 um 15:05 schrieb Tom H:

> 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.


Boy. I really dislike his arrogant sound. Already stumbled over
something similar on the net, obviously written by that same guy.

Primary selection for me is a major feature in GUI *and* shell.

Cheerz,
Lars