A key binding that selects all and places it instantly on the clipboard, and works in all software. This is such a common sequence of commands it should be made into one command. It could be called "mop" or "nom."
See the whole "WANTED" list here.
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This is a repost of a review that is timely, given this week's focus on setting up your Linux server and changing all your computers over to Linux and so on.
Jon Rowe has another excellent post fisking the commonly heard argument that the Ten Commandments are the basis of the US legal system.
I'm putting the following below the fold because it may be offensive to some. But it's really funny.
Normally I don't like humor that makes fun of PC, because it is usually not funny. But this is Linux humor, and there are some gems. Like the "less" and "more" command joke. Ha!
I reported a couple weeks ago about the hearings held in the Louisiana state legislature to try and edit the ten commandments to come up with a single set that would satisfy all religions (most people are unaware that there are at least three different versions - one Protestant, one Catholic and
Have a look at Glipper. It's a gnome clipboard tool that resided in the indicator applet in your system panel.
Once installed, any selected text gets copied to the clipboard. Ctrl-Alt-C brings up the content of the clipboard. Use your mouse or keyboard to select which entry should be in the current clipboard buffer, then use Ctrl-V to paste it back into your current document.
Perhaps that doesn't precisely meet your requirement, but I think it's pretty close.
Try snagit from techsmith. You have the option to grab images, text, or video from either the screen, the active window, or a selected window Ctrl-Shift-P grabs, and pastes to your definde output (file, printer, clipboard, previewer etc...)