"Select to copy and middle-click to paste. That's very convenient usability feature associated with UNIX graphical environments. But it is confusing for new users, so the ability to middle-click paste was briefly removed from GNOME 3.10. It was restored few days later, but with clear message: middle-click paste will be permanently removed from next GNOME version." -- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/13/09/24/1252243 Man, that's one of my favorite feature!! Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 09:35:00AM +1200, Peter Reutemann wrote:
"Select to copy and middle-click to paste. That's very convenient usability feature associated with UNIX graphical environments. But it is confusing for new users, so the ability to middle-click paste was briefly removed from GNOME 3.10. It was restored few days later, but with clear message: middle-click paste will be permanently removed from next GNOME version."
Man, that's one of my favorite feature!!
Indeed, it is a fantastic feature! It is quite clear that Gnome is no longer interested in the traditional Linux user, but is now aiming at a different clientele. While I had been a long time Gnome user, I now find Gnome has gone in a direction that just does not interest me, so I am no longer a Gnome user. Hopefully more traditional desktops do not follow the middle mouse button feature drop, otherwise I shall be extremely disappointed, to the point I would consider re-implementing it for my own desktop. Cheers Michael.
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