Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch?

From	T <T@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: xsel: how to I paste to the clipboard in 10 pitch?
Date	2015-12-22 12:24 -0800
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On 12/22/2015 05:57 AM, Doug Laidlaw wrote:
> T <T@invalid.invalid> Wrote in message:
>> On 12/21/2015 03:39 PM, Dan Espen wrote:
>>> T <T@invalid.invalid> writes:
>>>
>>>> On 12/21/2015 03:21 AM, Doug Laidlaw wrote:
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am trying to recreate when you have a text editor open and
>>>> you copy some 10 pitch text to the clipboard.
>>>
>>> I can't think of any UNIX software that supports copy/paste of
>>> font names or sizes.  I've only seen that on Windows.
>>>
>>> Oddly, I find that behavior less than useful.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I copy and paste formatted text all the time.  Libre Office to
>> Thunderbird, back and forth, etc..  It would drive me nuts
>> if I couldn't do it.
>>
>
> Yes, but you aren't using xsel to do that.  Try pasting into any
> text editor such as KWrite or leafpad. The formatting isn't
> preserved.
>
> Think what it is that you are copying and pasting.  Each letter
> starts from an Ascii number. Formatting means either (a)
> a different number or (b) a batch of numbers. A basic text
> editor won't recognize the letter if it is represented by
>   a
> different ASCII code. It displays the letter without its
> "clothing," the formatting.   If it displays the text in 10 cpi
> Courier, that comes from the editor, not the code string.
> OpenOffice, even KWrite, can change the font.  That
> is because the font is not an essential part of the
> character.  It is added to the ASCII letter by the
> program.
>
> Doug.
>


Thank you for the help!

This is "officially" over my head! :-(

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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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