Unix copy method not working for gnome terminal !CORRECTION!

[Kevin O'Gorman]

On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 5:06 AM, oxy <oxyopes at googlemail.com> wrote:
> problem explanation:  (CORRECTED!)
>
> open a gnome terminal, do `cat filename.txt`, highlight-copy
> the contetnt with pressing the link mouse button, open a 2nd terminal,
> middle-click on it to paste the content. It works!!!
>
> Go back to the first terminal, `vi filename.txt`, highlight-copy
> the contetnt, go to the 2nd terminal, middle-click on it to paste
> the content. It DOES NOT work!!!

It works for me, but I'm actually surprised, because I always thought
I had to hold the SHIFT key when I pasted that way.  Try it and see if
it helps.

>
> Can anybody reproduce that?



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