I am running SyncTERM since it was what was featured in the "Back to BBS" videos.

However, it seems to be lacking a key feature: copy and paste text to and from.

You guys post http links from time to time and SyncTerm won't let me select text with my mouse. Is there some hidden setting I'm not aware of or should I be using a different ssh-enabled terminal software?

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Re: Best terminal software for Windows?
By: 2twisty to All on Thu Mar 31 2022 04:41 pm

I am running SyncTERM since it was what was featured in the "Back to BBS" videos.

However, it seems to be lacking a key feature: copy and paste text to and from.

You guys post http links from time to time and SyncTerm won't let me select text with my mouse. Is there some hidden setting I'm not aware of or should I be using a different ssh-enabled terminal software?

That works for me.. I've always been able to copy & paste to/from SyncTerm.

Nightfox
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I am running SyncTERM since it was what was featured in the "Back to BBS" videos.

However, it seems to be lacking a key feature: copy and paste text to
and from.

You guys post http links from time to time and SyncTerm won't let me select text with my mouse. Is there some hidden setting I'm not aware
of or should I be using a different ssh-enabled terminal software?

I can't speak for others, but I painstakenly type every character of my links into every message I send.

This may be a SyncTERM issue. However, feel free to donate just as much effort as I have!

McDoob
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On Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:41:01 -0600
"2twisty" <2twisty@21:3/166> wrote:

I am running SyncTERM since it was what was featured in the "Back to
BBS" videos.

However, it seems to be lacking a key feature: copy and paste text to
and from.

ALT-B to go into scrollback mode then copy to your hearts content.
Paste works fine for me. I just right click and it pastes.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with SyncTerm, sounds more like PEBKAC.

You guys post http links from time to time and SyncTerm won't let me
select text with my mouse. Is there some hidden setting I'm not
aware of or should I be using a different ssh-enabled terminal
software?

let's see, I go to a post on my BBS.

ALT-B
highlight text
Escape to get out of scrollback mode

CTRL-V posts it here.
Secure web interface: https://www.endofthelinebbs.com

Yup, works from this chair.
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That works for me.. I've always been able to copy & paste to/from SyncTerm.

Bizarre. When I click and drag (either left or right button) nothing is highligted, nor is there any right-click menu option. Keys like CTRL-C and CTRL-V are intercepted by the term software to be forwarded over the connetion.

Are you connecting via SSH or Telnet? Doesn't seem like that should matter, but hey -- ya never know.

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Once in awhile I won’t be able to select text but I haven’t been able to figure out why that is.

The majority of the time, the typical putty-style copy/paste works. Highlight text in Syncterm automatically goes to the clipboard, and then paste however the other program likes. In the opposite direction, to paste something from the clipboard into Syncterm just right-click.
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There's absolutely nothing wrong with SyncTerm, sounds more like PEBKAC.

Oh, God, the stories I could tell about PEBCAK (or PEBKAC)...(^_^)

McDoob
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ALT-B to go into scrollback mode then copy to your hearts content.
Paste works fine for me. I just right click and it pastes.

That was the answer. You have to use the scrollback to enable it. Seems kinda clunky to have to do that, but at least I can copy links now!

Right-click while in "regular" mode still doesn't paste....

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Re: Re: Best terminal software for Windows?
By: 2twisty to Nightfox on Thu Mar 31 2022 04:59 pm

That works for me.. I've always been able to copy & paste to/from
SyncTerm.

Bizarre. When I click and drag (either left or right button) nothing is highligted, nor is there any right-click menu option. Keys like CTRL-C and CTRL-V are intercepted by the term software to be forwarded over the connetion.

Are you using mac OS by chance? I think I remember reading about copy & paste not working in the OS X / mac OS version of SyncTerm.

Nightfox
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Are you using mac OS by chance? I think I remember reading about copy & paste not working in the OS X / mac OS version of SyncTerm.

Nope. Windows 10. I'd still be running Win7 if there were security updates.

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That works for me.. I've always been able to copy & paste to/from SyncTerm.

Bizarre. When I click and drag (either left or right button) nothing is highligted, nor is there any right-click menu option. Keys like CTRL-C and CTRL-V are intercepted by the term software to be forwarded over the connetion.

Are you connecting via SSH or Telnet? Doesn't seem like that should matter, but hey -- ya never know.

Might be a Linux-vs-Windows quirk. But I know nothing of this, and you should consider this before my opinion.

McDoob
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2twisty wrote to All <=-

I am running SyncTERM since it was what was featured in the "Back to
BBS" videos.

However, it seems to be lacking a key feature: copy and paste text to
and from.

You guys post http links from time to time and SyncTerm won't let me select text with my mouse. Is there some hidden setting I'm not aware
of or should I be using a different ssh-enabled terminal software?

Copy and paste does work. Highlight and leave it, then when you need to paste, right click. Also, ensure you are running the latest build of SyncTERM.


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Nightfox wrote to 2twisty <=-

Re: Re: Best terminal software for Windows?
By: 2twisty to Nightfox on Thu Mar 31 2022 04:59 pm

That works for me.. I've always been able to copy & paste to/from
SyncTerm.

Bizarre. When I click and drag (either left or right button) nothing is highligted, nor is there any right-click menu option. Keys like CTRL-C and CTRL-V are intercepted by the term software to be forwarded over the connetion.

Are you using mac OS by chance? I think I remember reading about copy
& paste not working in the OS X / mac OS version of SyncTerm.

It works fine for me. I just highlight and then paste with right click.


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However, it seems to be lacking a key feature: copy and paste text to and from.

It seems to depend on what version you're using as to how it works. I can
copy quite happily, left click and hold to the end point, it'll
automagically copy anything thats highlighted. Select your insert point and right click to paste it in. Occasionally for reasons unknown can't paste
from other applications in very happily.

The other copy alternative was to enter the scrollback buffer and copy from there much the same way.

Spec


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It seems to depend on what version you're using as to how it works. I can copy quite happily, left click and hold to the end point, it'll automagically copy anything thats highlighted. Select your insert point and right click to paste it in. Occasionally for reasons unknown can't paste from other applications in very happily.

In any case, ALT-B for Backscroll will make anything copy/pastable in Syncterm, in any version I have.

Shift-Insert will paste.

I suspect this may have something to do with CTRL-V and CTRL-V being sendable/literal control key sequences, but what do I know.

Still, to copy anything, ALT-B, then SHIFT-Insert to paste.

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On Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:15:21 -0600
"2twisty" <2twisty@21:3/166> wrote:

ALT-B to go into scrollback mode then copy to your hearts
content. Paste works fine for me. I just right click and it
pastes.

That was the answer. You have to use the scrollback to enable it.
Seems kinda clunky to have to do that, but at least I can copy links
now!

I believe the reasoning behind that is because Synchronet can react to
clicking on hotspots, so you maybe don't want to activate a hotspot
when you're wanting to copy. Kinda makes sense but kinda not.
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On Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:54:22 -0400
"McDoob" <mcdoob@21:4/135> wrote:

I am running SyncTERM since it was what was featured in the
"Back to BBS" videos.

However, it seems to be lacking a key feature: copy and paste
text to and from.

You guys post http links from time to time and SyncTerm won't
let me select text with my mouse. Is there some hidden setting
I'm not aware of or should I be using a different ssh-enabled
terminal software?

I can't speak for others, but I painstakenly type every character of
my links into every message I send.

This may be a SyncTERM issue. However, feel free to donate just as
much effort as I have!

This is a "I didn't read the manual or ask how to do it" issue, not a
SyncTerm issue.
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I am running SyncTERM since it was what was featured in the
"Back to BBS" videos.

However, it seems to be lacking a key feature: copy and paste
text to and from.

You guys post http links from time to time and SyncTerm won't
let me select text with my mouse. Is there some hidden setting
I'm not aware of or should I be using a different ssh-enabled terminal software?

I can't speak for others, but I painstakenly type every character of
my links into every message I send.

This may be a SyncTERM issue. However, feel free to donate just as
much effort as I have!

This is a "I didn't read the manual or ask how to do it" issue, not a SyncTerm issue.

You're half right. It's a "IDGAF about any manual, I'll do it my way instead" issue. (o_-)

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If it ain't working, don't use it.

McDoob
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If you can't fix it don't break it. If you don't use it, it doesn't matter..

ST

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On 31 Mar 2022, 2twisty said the following...

I am running SyncTERM since it was what was featured in the "Back to BBS" videos.

However, it seems to be lacking a key feature: copy and paste text to
and from.

I use Netrunner which is made by the author of Mystic BBS:

Links can be found at: http://mysticbbs.com/downloads.html

Or direct:

Windows 32bit: http://mysticbbs.com/downloads/nr21_w32.rar
Windows 64bit: http://mysticbbs.com/downloads/nr21_w64.rar

Copy and paste work as expected in Netrunner (select to copy, right click to paste). I remember older versions of SyncTerm worked the same way.


Jay

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Re: Re: Best terminal software for Windows?
By: Nigel Reed to All on Fri Apr 01 2022 12:32 am

This is a "I didn't read the manual or ask how to do it" issue, not a SyncTerm issue.

Does SyncTerm even have a manual of any kind? I've generally been able to figure things out with SyncTerm (and there are even some SyncTerm features I've discovered by accident), but I don't think I've actually seen a SyncTerm manual.

Nightfox
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I am running SyncTERM since it was what was featured in the "Back to videos.

I use Netrunner which is made by the author of Mystic BBS:

Thank you for reminding me about Netrunner. Naturally, I'd heard of it, since I had to go to the same place to get Mystic. But, until right now, I had never tried it out.

Not gonna lie, this upscaled font looks *way* better than SyncTERM! Let's see how the games look now!

Cheers!

McDoob
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