ubuntu 17.04: cut and paste middle mouse not working?

[Nils Kassube]

Peter Teuben wrote:
> With the new Ubuntu 17.04 I don't seem to be able to do the classic
> "left mouse select and copy- middle mouse paste" action. I looked for
> an options, but found nothing,.

As I don't have 17.04, I can't confirm / reject your observation, but I 
remember I had the same problem several years ago. The problem was the 
mouse where the middle button no longer worked reliably. Did you try it 
with another mouse?

> This is an old-timer X windows thing from probably 30 years ago, and
> I've seen this feature deteriorate over the past few years. Not quite
> understanding when it doesn't work, but it sometimes seems to
> remember another buffer when I switch windows. I have to deselect
> that one, and re-select the buffer i wanted. Painful.   Perhaps it's
> also related to my  using auto-raise and focus on mouse, I don't
> know.
> 
> Many apps have <magic>-C and <magic>-V for this, but it's not
> consistent. Especially when you go across apps, the mouse based cut
> and paste is very useful and efficient. This would have a major
> impact on - certainly my - efficiency.

To my understanding there are two buffers - one is for pasting with the 
middle button of the mouse and the other one for pasting with Ctrl-V. So 
you could select one text, use CTRL-C to copy to the first buffer and 
then select another text. You can then paste the second text with the 
middle button of the mouse and later paste the first text (e.g. at 
another location) with CTRL-V.


Nils