Re: keyboard copy paste

[Wang Lei]

On 8/31/09, Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> Anselm Helbig <anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com> writes:
>
>> At Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:17:06 -0500,
>> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> How can I copy and paste with the keybard between application windows.
>>> I think I remember knowing how to do this at some time in the past but
>>> now just coming up blank as to how.
>>>
>>> I want to copy something in Emacs... ok .. no problem.. there are many
>>> ways with keyboard inside emacs.
>>>
>>> Now I want to paste whats on the clipboard into an Xterm cmd line,
>>> without going to the mouse.
>>>
>>> I'm running recent Xfce4 desktop... but not finding a way to do this.
>>>
>>> Can I just steal whatever events happen when middle click on three
>>> button mouse and put them into a keyboard shortcut?
>>>
>>> How might I do that?
>>
>> Shift-Insert does the trick.
>
> Nice... thank you... and of course now I remember having known that
> before..
>
> Here is a harder one:
>
> <tab> or <shift><tab> will move focus from hyperlink to hyperlink in
> firefox.
>
> I thought that <enter> would activate hyperlinks focused using tab as
> above.   The firefox list of keyboard shortcuts (in its help file)
> does not appear to show a keyboard shortcut that activates a
> hyperlink.
>
> On many webpages... the enter key DOES activate the hyperlinks... but
> not at the URL below... for me.
>
>    http://www.lynda.com/home/ViewCourses.aspx?lpk0=395
>
> It may be related to the fact that I currently have an account there
> and my browser is recognized as being a subscribed users
> browser... but far as I know those particular links are just
> navigational and are open to the public.
>
> And anyway... is it even possible for a site to do something to cause
> the enter key not to activate hyperlinks?
>
> I'd be curious to hear if your browser can activate those links (with
> enter key or any other combo you can find).
>
> (The ones pertaining to After Effects - Just to limit the scope a bit)
>
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A little of off thread.
When using firefox, I think it's hard to absolutly drop the mouse. But
I use firmacs addon to maximize the use of keyboard.

You could try.

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Regards
Lei