RE: [PHP-GTK] Loading the X selection (e.g. Edit, Copy)

> On Tue, Jun 01, 2004 at 08:22:13AM +0300, Cosmin wrote: > > You can put it in a hidden entry and the copy it to the clipboard > > Something like this: > > $entry = &new GtkEntry(); > > $entry->hide(); > > $entry->set_text('my text'); > > $entry->select_region(0, -1); //this selects the whole text > > $entry->copy_clipboard(); > > This works up to 2047 bytes. If the text in set_text() exceeds that > length, it is truncated to 2047 bytes. I note that the apparent limit > is one off a power of two. > > Guess 1: GtkEntry cannot take more than 2047 bytes. > > Guess 2: cut and paste needs the widget to be managed by an X window. Guess 1 is probably correct, the maximum length for GtkEntry is set at guint16 (DNS is b0rked locally at present so I've no way of double-checking that). Guess 2: I'm not getting you. I can copy or cut from EditPlus and paste into GtkText because the clipboard is the same clipboard, and vice versa.. What is it exactly that you're trying to do? - Steph > -- > James Cameron mailto:quozl@us.netrek.org > http://quozl.netrek.org/ > > -- > PHP-GTK General Mailing List (http://gtk.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >