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From: phil@BRL.MIL (Phil Dykstra)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re:  xterm cut buffer
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Date: 29 Apr 89 10:59:22 GMT
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Speaking of cut buffers, one thing I missed from SunView cut buffers
when I switched to X is that it would preserve the original newlines
in the underlying data.  I.e. if a line auto wrapped because it hit
the right margin, and you cut and pasted the multi line input, you
would not get a gratuitous newline in the middle.  This make pasting
e.g. long shell commands much easier.

As near as I can tell there is no way to tell xterm not to place newlines
in the cut buffer at the end of every screen line.  Perhaps it is a
byproduct of saving a selection in a cut buffer?  I haven't studied
the situation.  Could someone shed some light on whether this can be
done or not?

- Phil