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  Quick Copy

  You can use modified or unmodified M2 mouse buttons to copy or move text
  between EVE and other Motif applications without having to use the
  clipboard.

     Mouse keys         Effects or usage
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     M2CLICK            (Primary Paste)  Copies the selection to your
                        pointer location---for example:

                          1.  Select text in EVE (see help on SELECT).
                          2.  Point to where you want to copy the selection.
                          3.  Click M2.

                        You can copy the selection elsewhere within EVE.
                        (See usage notes below.) You can also use
                        CTRL/M2CLICK for this operation.

     ALT/M2CLICK        (Primary Cut)  Moves the selection to your pointer
                        location and then erases the selection from its
                        original location. To insert the text erased from
                        EVE, use RESTORE SELECTION or RESTORE BOX SELECTION.

     M2DRAG             (Quick Paste)  Creates a secondary selection which
                        appears underlined. When you release M2, the
                        secondary selection is copied to the destination
                        cursor. You can also use CTRL/SHIFT/M2DRAG to
                        perform this operation. (See usage notes below.)

     ALT/SHIFT/M2DRAG   (Quick Cut)  Creates a secondary selection which
                        appears underlined. When you release M2, the text is
                        erase from its original location and moved to the
                        destination cursor. To insert the erased text, use
                        RESTORE SELECTION or RESTORE BOX SELECTION.

  Usage notes:

  o  You can copy or move the primary selection or the secondary selection.
     A primary selection is typically created by SELECT and appears in
     reverse video, or by BOX SELECT and appears in bold video.

  o  M2CLICK may let you copy the primary selection between EVE and other
     Motif applications depending upon which primary selection model is set
     in the applications you use.

     If the applications use the "selection-based" model, you can copy
     selections between EVE and the other applications. In this model you
     move the ownership of the primary selection from one application to
     another by explicitly making a selection in the other application. This
     is EVE's default setting, and is usually the default setting for Motif
     applications. You can set this mode with the SET SELECTION GRAB
     SELECTION command.

     If any applications use the "focus-based" model, you cannot copy
     primary selections between EVE and those other applications. In this
     model you move the ownership of the primary selection from one
     application to another by moving input focus to the other application.
     You can set this mode with the SET SELECTION GRAB FOCUS command.

  o  M2DRAG may let you copy the secondary selection between EVE and other
     applications depending upon which keyboard focus model is set.

     If the focus policy is "explicit", you can copy secondary selections
     between EVE and the other applications. In this model you move the
     input focus from one application to another by selecting the other
     application's window. This is the default Motif setting.

     If the focus policy is "implicit", you cannot copy secondary selections
     between EVE and the other applications. In this model you move the
     input focus from one application to another by moving the pointer into
     the other application's window.

     Using the explicit focus policy, you copy text between EVE and other
     applications using M2DRAG without having to make a primary selection in
     EVE and without using the clipboard. For example, if you are using MAIL
     in one window and MAIL has the input focus, you can copy text from EVE
     to MAIL as follows:

        1.  Use the SET SELECTION GRAB SELECTION command to insure EVE moves
            ownership of the primary selection only when you make a new
            selection.

        2.  Point to the start of the text you want to copy.

        3.  Press and hold M2 and drag the mouse to select the text.
            This creates a secondary (underlined) selection in EVE.

        4.  Release M2. This copies the selection to your current position
            in MAIL or whichever application has the input focus.

  Related topics:

     Mouse                       Ranges And Boxes               BOX SELECT
     RESTORE BOX SELECTION       RESTORE SELECTION              SELECT
     SET SELECTION GRAB FOCUS    SET SELECTION GRAB SELECTION
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