How can I cut and paste from xterm _into_ another program ? (NOTE - I am not an IDIOT)

[Volodymyr Kostyrko]

Joe Schmoe wrote:
> Hmmm...so instead of actually reading my post, several
> folks have responded ... presumably just looking at
> the words "cut" and "paste" in my post and responding
> with a tutorial on how to use my mouse buttons. 
> Thanks.
> 
> So I'll start all over.
> 
> I am running X on fbsd 5.3, with ratpoison as my
> window manager.  I only run two apps - xterms (1 or 2
> or 3 of them) and opera (my web browser).
> 
> I can cut text in my xterms by simply highlighting it,
> and I can paste that text back into that xterm, or a
> different xterm by clicking my right mouse button.  So
> yes, I know how to cut and paste thank you very much.
> 
> I can also cut and paste in opera by selecting text
> and choosing edit->copy from the menu - I can then
> paste that text back into opera with edit->paste, or
> shift+insert, and FURTHER, I can paste that text into
> any of my xterms, with shift+insert OR with my right
> mouse button.
> 
> THE PROBLEM IS, if I cut text in an xterm, I cannot
> paste it in opera.  That is the only problem.
> 
> So to recap, I know how to cut and paste - thanks.  No
> need for the mouse button tutorials.  All I want to
> know is, why can I not properly cut and paste from
> xterm TO opera, when I can already do it successfully
> gtom opera TO xterm ?
> 
> Thanks.  Hopefully anyone responding will actually
> read the post this time.

   What encodings are you using?

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