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   Message 757 of 935   
   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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