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From: Peter Song <psong.deepthunk@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: X Clipboard programming
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:02:25 -0800
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James Colannino wrote:
> Hey everyone.  I've been googling around, trying to find information 
> about interfacing with the X clipboard.  So far, I've been 
> unsuccessful.  The reason I ask is that I'm interested in writing a 
> clipboard manager (similar to KDE's klipper.)  Are there perhaps 
> functions in GTK2 that will allow me to interface with it at a higher 
> level, or do I have to use the X API?
> 
> Are there any good documents I could look at?  I wouldn't bother the 
> list with these questions except for the fact that I'm having some 
> trouble finding the information on my own.  Perhaps I'm not looking for 
> the right thing.  Thanks :)
> 
> James
> 

Check out Gnome Clipboard Daemon at:
http://members.chello.nl/~h.lai/gnome-clipboard-daemon/

And also a thread titled Discontinuation of GNOME Clipboard Manager at:
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-devel-list/2004-March/msg00046.html

Peter