> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Lars Behrens <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: tip: Secondary Selection clipboard > Date: June 27, 2017 at 9:15:55 AM EDT > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > 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 > >