GNU bug report logs - #74833
31.0.50; Copy to OS clipboard doesn't work in macOS Terminal.app with xterm-mouse-mode enabled

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com>
Cc: gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com, fgunbin <at> fastmail.fm, 74833 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jared <at> finder.org, rms <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#74833: 31.0.50; Copy to OS clipboard doesn't work in macOS Terminal.app with xterm-mouse-mode enabled
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:55:50 +0200

> From: Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:36:34 +0100
> Cc: jared <at> finder.org, rms <at> gnu.org, gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com, 
> 	fgunbin <at> fastmail.fm, 74833 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> You should be able to paste using the (annoying, yes) CUA key Shift-Ins vs. right mouse button.

Yes, but that works also without xterm-mouse-mode.  My point is that I
lose the paste by mouse.

> I think the only way to know for sure you're under putty is to change your putty configuration to set/send a
> custom environment variable that you can test. I do not recall one that it sets/sends by default beyond TERM
> which is "xterm" and that's obviously insufficient.

You will have to tell more, as I didn't see anything like that.

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