commit: c72f89fb445448c072e27b3e313a388d1e196e8c
parent 8c56e86ea65fc4a9f0f2b44fdf822ea41762c8e9
Author: Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:36:00 -0400
Mention primary selection
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diff --git a/content/blog/You-cant-capture-the-nuance.md b/content/blog/You-cant-capture-the-nuance.md
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ Here are some of the nuances of using this text box on my operating system
exceeding the bounds of the text box or even the entire web browser, to select
all text from that point to the start of the text box. (Thanks minus for
mentioning this one)
+- Selecting text and middle clicking anywhere will paste the text at the clicked
+ location. This uses a separate, distinct clipboard from the one accessed with
+ ctrl+c/ctrl+v. I can also use shift+insert to paste text from this secondary
+ clipboard (this is called the "primary selection").
I rely on all of these nuances when I use form controls in my everyday life.
This is just for English, by the way. I often type in Japanese, which has an
