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diff --git a/man/frames.texi b/man/frames.texi index 0a301a0211f..37933151e8c 100644 --- a/man/frames.texi +++ b/man/frames.texi @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ such support. @menu * Mouse Commands:: Moving, cutting, and pasting, with the mouse. * Secondary Selection:: Cutting without altering point and mark. +* Clipboard:: Using the clipboard for selections. * Mouse References:: Using the mouse to select an item from a list. * Menu Mouse Clicks:: Mouse clicks that bring up menus. * Mode Line Mouse:: Mouse clicks on the mode line. @@ -261,6 +262,30 @@ If @code{mouse-yank-at-point} is non-@code{nil}, @kbd{M-Mouse-2} yanks at point. Then it does not matter precisely where you click; all that matters is which window you click on. @xref{Mouse Commands}. +@node Clipboard +@section Using the Clipboard +@cindex X clipboard +@cindex clipboard +@vindex x-select-enable-clipboard +@findex menu-bar-enable-clipboard +@cindex OpenWindows +@cindex Gnome + +As well as the primary and secondary selection types, X supports a +@dfn{clipboard} selection type which is used by some applications, +particularly under OpenWindows and Gnome. + +The command @kbd{M-x menu-bar-enable-clipboard} makes the @code{Cut}, +@code{Paste} and @code{Copy} menu items, as well as the keys of the same +names, all use the clipboard. + +You can customize the option @code{x-select-enable-clipboard} to make +the Emacs yank functions consult the clipboard before the primary +selection, and to make the kill functions to store in the clipboard as +well as the primary selection. Otherwise they do not access the +clipboard at all. Using the clipboard is the default on MS-Windows, +unlike most systems. + @node Mouse References @section Following References with the Mouse @kindex Mouse-2 @r{(selection)} |