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Hi All,

This has been bugging me forever, and I can't figure out how to fix it, so I'm wondering if anyone else has found a solution.

Some background:
I'm running a KDE session on a linux box via VNC. I'm then accessing that VNC session from a Window's machine using VNC Viewer .
Running versions:
3.1.3-64 Red Hat of KDE.
3.3.7 of vncserver
4.0 of vncviewer

The problem:
If I am using Konsole as my terminal in KDE, anything I select there into the copy/paste buffer, does not get "passed" out to my Window's copy/paste buffer. I.e. if I select a block of text in my VNC session, and then want to paste it into a Window's app (like Word) or something using Control-V, it does not work.

However, if I use just a plain old xterm as my terminal in KDE, I *can* do this. Whatever I select, gets passed right on to the Window's buffer and I can paste it into any of my Window's apps.

I'd much prefer to use Konsole since it has lots of cool bells and whistles, but this is totally annoying me to death.

Is there some option or swtich I am missing or something to get this to work? Maybe I'm doing something totally stupid?

Thanks in advance!

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Originally posted by anda_skoa
If you only select it, it is only in the SELECTION clipboard (pastable by middle mouse click).
Very likely VNC only accesses the PRIMARY clipboard, where the usual copy actions copy to (CTRL+C, "Copy" from context menu)

Try to copy the selected text using "Copy" from the context menu (right button menu).

So, I tried using the "copy" command from the context menu as suggested, and that still did not seem to work. Maybe the problem isn't w/ Konsole, but with Kilpper?

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Originally posted by mart_k
But why use vnc to access a console? It means that a lot of visual information have to be transmitted during the session, while you only use simple text. If you use ssh, only text is send (encrypted), and Windows takes care of displaying the text. That means that you can select and copy-paste it (I guess).

I use VNC b/c I am at work, and the Linux box I am running on is in a computer farm some where away from my actual desk. A simple text ssh session is not adequate b/c of the type of work I have to do. Running exceed or cygwin amd just exporting the DISPLAY would be an option, but the benefit of VNC is that I can keep my workspace the same no matter where I connect from. I.e. if I am working on something at work, when I go home, I can connect to VNC and see the *exact* same thing from home. It rocks. (...except for this copy/paste thing... sigh )