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Diffstat (limited to 'src/gui/kernel/qclipboard.cpp')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/gui/kernel/qclipboard.cpp | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qclipboard.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qclipboard.cpp index 8e881aabc7..27179cf141 100644 --- a/src/gui/kernel/qclipboard.cpp +++ b/src/gui/kernel/qclipboard.cpp @@ -86,18 +86,18 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE \list - \i The X11 Window System has the concept of a separate selection + \li The X11 Window System has the concept of a separate selection and clipboard. When text is selected, it is immediately available as the global mouse selection. The global mouse selection may later be copied to the clipboard. By convention, the middle mouse button is used to paste the global mouse selection. - \i X11 also has the concept of ownership; if you change the + \li X11 also has the concept of ownership; if you change the selection within a window, X11 will only notify the owner and the previous owner of the change, i.e. it will not notify all applications that the selection or clipboard data changed. - \i Lastly, the X11 clipboard is event driven, i.e. the clipboard + \li Lastly, the X11 clipboard is event driven, i.e. the clipboard will not function properly if the event loop is not running. Similarly, it is recommended that the contents of the clipboard are stored or retrieved in direct response to user-input events, @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE store or retrieve the clipboard contents in response to timer or non-user-input events. - \i Since there is no standard way to copy and paste files between + \li Since there is no standard way to copy and paste files between applications on X11, various MIME types and conventions are currently in use. For instance, Nautilus expects files to be supplied with a \c{x-special/gnome-copied-files} MIME type with data beginning with @@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE \list - \i Windows and Mac OS X do not support the global mouse + \li Windows and Mac OS X do not support the global mouse selection; they only supports the global clipboard, i.e. they only add text to the clipboard when an explicit copy or cut is made. - \i Windows and Mac OS X does not have the concept of ownership; + \li Windows and Mac OS X does not have the concept of ownership; the clipboard is a fully global resource so all applications are notified of changes. |