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From: wjh+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Fred Hansen)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: CUTBUFFERS too small
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Date: 12 Nov 89 23:02:17 GMT
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   Please use the selection mechanism instead.  It has full 
   provision for the transfer of large amounts of data between
   applications.  In particular,  applications wanting to
   solve the two problems you point out (data available after
   client death,  and history available) should use the CLIPBOARD,
   and run a clipboard client that maintains a history of previous
   clipboard contents.

What exactly is the recommended ICCCM scheme?  In particular, 
what is the relationship of CLIPBOARD and PRIMARY?  Should a 
client that takes ownership of PRIMARY also take ownership 
of CLIPBOARD?  Should a client that wants the latest cut value
check the TIMESTAMP value from each of PRIMARY and
CLIPBOARD?  

	Fred Hansen