Subj : Syncterm
To   : richardw
From : Deuce
Date : Wed Mar 02 2005 06:44 pm

  Re: Syncterm
  By: richardw to Deuce on Wed Mar 02 2005 13:27:00

 >  > Yes, the selection doesn't "stay selected" but it's copied into an intern
 >  > buffer that's free()d when something else grabs PRIMARY.  It is still
 >  > "selected" as far as X knows though.
 > 
 > OK.  The main reason I select items in syncterm is to get a URL into my
 > browser.  I run KDE, and clipper pops up a little prompt to "Open in
 > Konqueror" whenever a URL is selected.  This doesn't happen with syncterm,
 > I have no idea why.  It works fine in plain o' telnet.
 > 
 > The only other issue I've ran into in the reverse text issue after hitting
 > CTRL-K to delete a line in pico.
 > 
 > Still a great job Deuce, THANKS!

Hrm... do you know how the clipper works?  ie: Is it watching for someone to
assert PRIMARY or what?  Is there a quick reference on it anywhere?

As for the CTRL-K thing... are you using the ansi-bbs terminfo that comes with
Synchronet?  What's TERM set to?

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