What are you raving about? [LWN.net]

What are you raving about?

Posted Aug 21, 2006 17:32 UTC (Mon) by adj (subscriber, #7401)
In reply to: What are you raving about? by drag
Parent article: Take notes with Tomboy (Linux.com)

Try it again with windows-style ctrl-c, ctrl-v.
highlight the text you wish to copy.
ctrl-c
highlight the text you wish to replace.
ctrl-v
Simple.

*shrug*

Highlight text you wish to replace.
Hit spacebar.
Highlight text you wish to copy.
Middle click.
Simple.

Six of one... (but one less swap between mouse and keyboard.) If the app in question doesn't work the way you want, pick a different one. Better yet, submit suggestions or patches to its author.

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