XCLIPBOARD(1)

NAME
       xclipboard - X clipboard client

SYNOPSIS
       xclipboard [ -toolkitoption ... ] [ -w ] [ -nw ]

DESCRIPTION
       The xclipboard program is used to collect and display text
       selections  that  are  sent  to  the  CLIPBOARD  by  other
       clients.   It  is  typically used to save CLIPBOARD selec-
       tions for later use.  It stores each  CLIPBOARD  selection
       as a separate string, each of which can be selected.  Each
       time CLIPBOARD is asserted by another application,  xclip-
       board  transfers  the  contents of that selection to a new
       buffer and displays it in the text  window.   Buffers  are
       never  automatically  deleted,  so  you'll want to use the
       delete button to get rid of useless items.

       Since xclipboard uses a Text Widget to  display  the  con-
       tents  of the clipboard, text sent to the CLIPBOARD may be
       re-selected for use  in  other  applications.   xclipboard
       also responds to requests for the CLIPBOARD selection from
       other clients by sending the entire contents of  the  cur-
       rently displayed buffer.

       An  xclipboard window has the following buttons across the
       top:

       quit    When this button is pressed, xclipboard exits.

       delete  When this button is pressed, the current buffer is
               deleted and the next one displayed.

       new     Creates  a new buffer with no contents.  Useful in
               constructing a new CLIPBOARD selection by hand.

       save    Displays a File Save  dialog  box.   Pressing  the
               Accept button saves the currently displayed buffer
               to the file specified in the text field.

       next    Displays the next buffer in the list.

       previous
               Displays the previous buffer.

OPTIONS
       The xclipboard program  accepts  all  of  the  standard  X
       Toolkit command line options as well as the following:

       -w      This  option indicates that lines of text that are
               too long to be displayed on one line in the  clip-
               board should wrap around to the following lines.

       -nw     This  option  indicates  that  long  lines of text
               should not  wrap  around.   This  is  the  default
               behavior.

WIDGETS
       In  order  to  specify resources, it is useful to know the
       hierarchy of the widgets which compose xclipboard.  In the
       notation  below, indentation indicates hierarchical struc-
       ture.  The widget class name is given first,  followed  by
       the widget instance name.

       XClipboard  xclipboard
            Form  form
                 Command  Quit
                 Command  delete
                 Command  new
                 Command  Save
                 Command  next
                 Command  prev
                 Label  index
                 Text  text
            TransientShell  fileDialogShell
                 Dialog  fileDialog
                      Label  label
                      Command  accept
                      Command  cancel
                      Text value
            TransientShell  failDialogShell
                 Dialog  failDialog
                      Label  label
                      Command  continue

SENDING/RETRIEVING CLIPBOARD CONTENTS
       Text  is copied to the clipboard whenever a client asserts
       ownership of the CLIPBOARD selection.  Text is copied from
       the  clipboard  whenever a client requests the contents of
       the CLIPBOARD selection.  Examples of event bindings  that
       a  user  may  wish  to include in a resource configuration
       file to use the clipboard are:

       *VT100.Translations: #override \
            <Btn3Up>:                select-end(CLIPBOARD) \n\
            <Btn2Up>:                insert-selection(PRIMARY,CLIPBOARD) \n\
            <Btn2Down>:              ignore ()

SEE ALSO
       X(1) xcutsel(1) xterm(1) individual client documenta- 
       tion  for how to make a selection and send it to the CLIP-
       BOARD.

ENVIRONMENT
       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

       XENVIRONMENT
               to get the name of a resource file that  overrides
               the  global  resources stored in the RESOURCE_MAN-
               AGER property.

FILES
       <XRoot>/lib/X11/app-defaults/XClipboard    -     specifies
       required resources

AUTHOR
       Ralph R. Swick, DEC/MIT Project Athena
       Chris D. Peterson, MIT X Consortium
       Keith Packard, MIT X Consortium