Karel 'Clock' K.

Is Linux clipboard predictable? Without trying out, please imagine that In Firefox page text, you have words "one two". You doubleclick "one" with left mouse and it highlights. Then you shift-middle click at the end of the word "two".

1) What will be highlighted? Then you press into the highlight with left mouse, drag it and release into a textarea.

2) What will be pasted into the textarea?

3) What will be in the mouse clipboard afterwards?

#linux #firefox #ux #predictability #clipboard #copypaste #complexity #draganddrop #contempt

"one", "one", "one"
0%
"one", "one", "one two"
0%
"one", "one two", "one"
100%
"one", "one two", "one two"
0%
"one two", "one", "one"
0%
"one two", "one", "one two"
0%
"one two", "one two", "one",
0%
"one two", "one two", "one two"
0%
Something else
0%
Poll ended at .
Feb 4 at 5:20pmWeb
Show threadOzzelot Feb 4
@clock Linux clipboard is perhaps predictable, but not by me. :D
Show threadTimothée Mazzucotelli Feb 4
@clock shift-middle-click? Didn't know this one 😅
Show threadLeonardo Giovanni ScurFeb 5
@pawamoy @clock same, I have no expectation of what it should do.