• grue@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Because Windows doesn’t have two different copy/paste mechanisms like X does.

    (X has “highlight text to copy”/“middle-click to paste” and “ctrl-c to copy”/“ctrl-v to paste”, which have completely different origins (homegrown Unix vs. copying Windows) and don’t even share the same clipboard. Frankly, although it can be useful it’s also kind of a mess.)

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      1 year ago

      has “highlight text to copy”/“middle-click to paste”

      holy actual literal shit, i have recently switched to linux and my mind is absolutely blown! thank you, i will be using this every day now.