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

[Harold L Hunt II]

Sorry, I meant Terrence, not Terrance.

Harold L Hunt II wrote:

> 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
>> .
>>
>