At Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:27:54 +0200 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > Jerry Geis wrote: > > Jerry Geis wrote: > >> What is the package that allows copy and paste between windows? > >> I think I need to yum reinstall it. > >> after the 5.6 update I get the copy button when I right click - (for > >> example in thunderbird) > >> put when I then goto a console window and try to right click and paste > >> the paste is grey-ed or ghosted. > >> > >> Is there a package that controls the clip board or something? > >> Thanks > >> Jerry > >> > >> > > Sorry if wasnt explicit. Take an even simpler case > > I can highlight some text in firefox and right click and copy, > > I then cannot paste that text into an email with thunderbird. > > I get the menu item actually to paste but when I select it nothing > > populates. > > I am certain I have done this in the past. > > ok, clear. Yes that *should* work. > > > Lets leave the gnome-terminal out of the picture. > > > > So I was wondering the if there is a particular package I could try > > reinstalling. > > But it sounds like its "built" into X so I doubt it. > > Anything else to try before doing a fresh install? > > does it work if you log in as another user? So long as it is the same X Server. If you log into a different console and then do a 'startx -- :1' (or :2, :3, etc.), then no it won't work. If you just do a su or sudo su in a [gnome] terminal, then yes, it will work. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller at deepsoft.com Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments