The cut and paste behavior that I like in Windows is the highlight - replace 
sequence.  ie. Highlight something, press ctl-c to copy it to the clipboard, 
highlight what you want to replace, press ctl-v to delete the highlighted 
item and paste the clipboard in it's place.

Default behavior in X is to put something on the clipboard as soon as you 
highlight it.  This means that to perform the operation I describe above you 
must highlight what you want to end up with, paste it next-to what you want 
to replace, highlight what you don't want and delete or cut it.

The number of moves or clicks is about the same but when you are used to the 
former, the latter can get annoying when you forget the difference (as I 
sometimes do).

Alan

On Friday 19 July 2002 05:20 am, der.hans wrote:
> Am 18. Jul, 2002 schwätzte Victor Odhner so:
> > And start with "normal" clipboard management!  Sheesh!
>
> What's "normal" clipboard management?
>
> I don't know what behavior on non-*NIX boxen is.
>
> I presume you mean some sort of cut-and-paste mechanism.
>
> Mess with my highlight and middle-click to paste behavior and I'll
> hamstring your compilers! :)
>
> I like the default X behavior. I would like to be able to
> <alt>-<center-mouse-button> and bring up a menu of recent buffers. I
> presume that's what you're referring to as a clipboard.
>
> <alt>-<center-mouse-button> could be another mechanism, it's the behavior
> and the fairly easy to use that I want.
>
> ciao,
>
> der.hans