I’ve used Linux for five years now and always wondered who had the idea to put paste on the middle mouse button and thought it was just some obscure convention from the past since it didn’t even paste what was in my clipboard. I never figured out that it was a different kind of paste where you just select text since it is never explained anywhere. I’d rather have new users not be put off by strange unexplained behavior.
I’ve used Linux for five years now and always wondered who had the idea to put paste on the middle mouse button and thought it was just some obscure convention from the past since it didn’t even paste what was in my clipboard. I never figured out that it was a different kind of paste where you just select text since it is never explained anywhere. I’d rather have new users not be put off by strange unexplained behavior.
Strange and unexpected?
When it doesn’t that is strange and unexpected. It’s relative.
This has been the Unix standard for 30 years implemented at MIT if I remember right.
Maybe a first use, explain, ask toggle. Instead of having to opt in.
They keep ruining Linux by dumbing it down!
Next thing you know we will be catering to mac users and all mouse buttons will do nothing.