Clipboard for the dummies

[Michael Brade]

Hi,

On Saturday 02 November 2002 01:43, Carsten Pfeiffer wrote:
> I see MMB as a convenience method for pasting stuff when my fingers are not
> resting on Ctrl-V.
>
> So, ideally, I would see this whole Selection-thing being removed
> altogether, i.e. you always have to press Cltr-C to put something into the
> clipboard. Exceptions are terminal programs where Ctrl-C is already taken
> of course.
That's a big step back, you'll slow down users that are using the mouse 
without having one hand on the keyboard. And I don't see why.

> This might be a radical change for some, but that's my view. IMHO quite
> easy to understand for the user. And I haven't seen a Windows-user
> complaining that he has to press Ctrl-C for copying.
Good joke :-} Windows-users don't know otherwise, that's why. 
So we can remove e.g. the Alt+LMB feature, as no Winodws-user complained about 
not having it? Hmm.

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