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| From | Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re:xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? |
| Date | 2015-12-21 22:21 +1100 |
| Organization | news.aioe.org |
| Message-ID | <n58nbi$8q3$1@speranza.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <n58j9h$fkf$1@dont-email.me> <n58msv$7kv$1@speranza.aioe.org> |
Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> Wrote in message: > T <T@invalid.invalid> Wrote in message: >> Hi All, >> >> From the command line, I can paste to the clipboard with >> >> echo 'abcdefg' | xsel --clipboard >> >> How do I tell it I want the text to be formatted >> in 10 pitch? >> >> Many thanks, >> -T >> >> > > I am not sure that you can set a pitch for anything on the clipboard. > It is probably stored there as basic ASCII characters, and will > acquire the default pitch of any document you paste it into. There > are applications that will send formatted text to the clipboard, > but if you paste the text back into a simple text editor, the > formatting is lost. > > Doug. > > -- > To continue: if the formattong was preserved, the formatted text would have to be different ascii characters, and might not be capable of being imported into a console or simple editor. Have a look at man xsel. --
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xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-21 02:14 -0800
Re:xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> - 2015-12-21 22:14 +1100
Re:xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> - 2015-12-21 22:21 +1100
Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-21 12:26 -0800
Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-21 18:39 -0500
Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-21 16:28 -0800
Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? Allodoxaphobia <knock_yourself_out@example.net> - 2015-12-22 02:12 +0000
Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-21 18:18 -0800
Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2015-12-22 14:34 +0000
Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-22 12:24 -0800
Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-21 22:37 -0500
Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> - 2015-12-22 22:00 +1100
Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2016-01-28 06:02 +0000
Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@hotkey.net.au> - 2015-12-23 00:57 +1100
Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-22 12:24 -0800
Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-22 08:22 +0000
Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-23 14:04 -0800
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