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Conference 7.286::multia

Title:Multia
Moderator:ONTIME::SYSTEM
Created:Tue Oct 04 1994
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:782
Total number of notes:3413

767.0. "KEAterm cut 'n' paste" by ZUR01::JAUNIN (www2000: click and dispair) Mon Mar 24 1997 10:15

If you try to cut and paste something in KEAterm with <CTRL><INSERT>
and <SHIFT><INSERT> there is always a CR inserted after the paste...


example:

      WELCOME.TEMPLATE;1                   1  18-JAN-1990 14:55:16.00
      WELCOME.TXT;1                        1  18-JAN-1990 14:55:16.00

      Total of 128 files, 3027 blocks.

      Grand total of 2 directories, 187 files, 8789 blocks.
      CRASHY_AJ>WELCOME.TXT;1
      %DCL-W-IVVERB, unrecognized command verb - check validity and spelling
      \WELCOME\
      CRASHY_AJ>

- select WELCOME.TXT with the mouse and press <CTRL><INSERT> to cut
- press <SHIFT><INSERT> pastes the selected part and automaticly adds
  a carrige return... 

Customer does not like this behaviour, because he wants to add things
after and/or before (TYPE,PRINT,...) the pasted thing...

Any ideas, hints to change this behaviour ?
Where to address problems with KEAterm?

thanks
andre
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767.1GWEN::KAUFMANEngineering MGR Xterminals and MultiaWed Mar 26 1997 13:0439
To copy a selection to the Clipboard

1	Select the area you want to copy.
2	Click the Copy button on the toolbar. 
	  Copy button
	-or-
Press CTRL+INSERTHERE
-or-
From the Edit menu,
choose Copy. 
	A carriage return and a linefeed are added to the end of
each line of text. If you need a different line terminator, use
the following procedure.


To copy a selection to the Clipboard with a special format for
use with a word processor, spreadsheet, or command line
application

1	Select the area you want to copy.
2	From the Edit menu, choose Copy Special.
3	Under Copy Type, select an option.

Select	To copy text...

Data	without any formatting. This is most useful when the text
is being pasted back to the host as command line data.
Lines	with carriage return and linefeed added to the end of
each line. This is the same as selecting Copy from the Edit menu.
Paragraph	for use in a word processing application. To
prevent words from running together, a space is inserted at the
end of a line. A carriage return and a linefeed are inserted only
before a blank line.
Table	for use in a spreadsheet or word processing table.White
space between words is changed into a single tab character. Most
spreadsheets and word processor tables interpret tab characters
as cell separators.

4	Choose Copy.

KEA! 340 copies graphics as a bitmap, and as a Windows Metafile.
It does not add a line terminator when copying graphics.
767.2paste() macro61372::KINGSMILLGeoff Kingsmill, AustraliaWed Mar 26 1997 22:2715
Andre,
     There is another way to do what you want. Add the following macro.

Edit, Options, Mouse
Action: Middle Button Up
Map To: Macro
Value: paste()
Done

Now you can use the mouse cut and paste feature just like a DECterm. Let us
know how it goes.

Geoff..


767.3Thanks al lot.../andreZUR01::JAUNINwww2000: click and dispairWed Apr 02 1997 08:090
767.4I've been looking for this since last August...LNZALI::BACHNERMouse not found. Click OK to continueTue Apr 08 1997 14:5216
Re: .2

Terrific !

The lack of Motif-like cut-and-paste is the most annoying (mis-)feature of
KEAterm, so I usually prefer using VTstar. But there are cases (and customers)
where there is no choice...

The solution given in .1 does not really solve the problem because the 'copy
special' does not only remove the <CR><LF> at the end of the cut string, but
also between the lines for multiline cut operations (as mentioned). And it's far
to cumbersome to handle for a frequently used feature.

Thanks again for the tip with the macro !

Hans.