Re: multiple kill and paste from X clipboard

[Manuel Giraud]

Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> writes:

> Manuel Giraud via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
> <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> I guess that it would work but it is not what I intended to do.  I'd
>> like to be able to paste each string separately.  For example: paste the
>> first string in one text form, the second one elsewhere,…
>
> X doesn't provide any mechanism for programs to exchange the contents of
> independent text fields, so this isn't possible, unless you implement
> your own protocol on both sides of the selection request.  The most
> similar mechanism is the Search Parameter Sharing Protocol, which has
> languished over the years, in that its implementations are unreliable if
> they exist at all.

Thanks Po.  Too bad there is no such mechanism already.

> Don't let the above deter you from implementing this, as such a protocol
> would be a welcome addition if adopted by the popular toolkits.

I don't think I can/will code this but, just for the record, you're
talking about implementing "Search Parameter Sharing Protocol" here?
-- 
Manuel Giraud