-clipboard mark-region cut and paste xemacs dilemma in cygwin xfree86

[Harold L Hunt II]

Terrance,

Speaking of Google, this is covered over, and over, and over, and over, 
and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over again in the 
mailing list archives.

Harold

terrence brannon wrote:

> (How's that for a google-searchable title :))
> 
> I am between a rock and a hard place. If I start X-windows without
> the -clipboard option, then I cannot cut and paste between my windows web
> browser (mozilla) and my x-terminals using the middle mouse button.
> 
> If I do start X-windows with the -clipboard option, then Xemacs seems to not
> be able to mark the region. Or rather, just after marking the region via the
> mouse or by hitting ctrl-space and moving to the other end of the region, I
> cannot use the region with the error: "Region is not active now"
> 
> This is my cygwin X-windows startup file
> 
> export DISPLAY=localhost:0.0
> 
> 
> 
> #XWin -unixkill -rootless -emulate3buttons -clipboard &
> #XWin -unixkill  -emulate3buttons -clipboard &
> XWin -unixkill  -emulate3buttons  &
> 
> 
> wmaker &
> #openbox &
> #fvwm &
> 
> # lesstiff *
> 
> xterm -sb -bg white -fg darkblue -cr red -ms red -bd red -geometry
> 80x20+532+0 -name center &
> xterm -sb -bg white -fg darkblue -cr red -ms red -bd red -geometry
> 80x20+1033+0 -name right &
> xterm -sb -bg white -fg darkblue -cr red -ms red -bd red -geometry
> 80x20-70+0 -name large &
> #xterm -sb -bg white -fg darkblue -cr red -ms red -bd red -geometry
> 215x88-70+0 -name large &
> 
> xhost +
> ipconfig /all
> .
>