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|  Rob Swindell to paul lee  |
|  Re: Copy/paste with SyncTERM  |
|  07 Sep 22 09:46:18  |
 
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Re: Re: Copy/paste with SyncTERM
By: paul lee to Nicola Mettimano on Wed Sep 07 2022 06:33 am
> NM> Hello guys, does anyone know how to copy and paste with
> NM> Linux+SyncTERM+Mystic? Thanks.
>
> Theres an ANSI code that sysops can pass to SyncTERM users which sets mouse
> support, but most sysops don't pass that code. Here are a few tricks to get
> copy/paste working on stock [or unmodified] Mystic BBSes;
>
> Press Alt+B to enter scrollback mode. When in scrollback mode, you'll notice
> that selecting text using the mouse now shows a blue background - any text
> you select is copied like normal.
>
> To paste, make sure you're out of scrollback mode [Press Esc] and to paste
> type Shift+Insert.
>
> Does that help out? :P
That's a good point: if the server/BBS has enabled mouse reporting in the
client (SyncTERM), then the mouse can no longer be used for copy/paste
operations. Using scrollback (Alt+B) is an effective work around if you can't
disable the mouse support on the server/BBS side.
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