On 25/8/09 15:42, Luc Buker wrote:
Suv, my mac has X11 version ehm.. XQuartz 2.1.6 (xorg-server 1.4.2-apple33) Is that an old version? Because my mac OS X is updated to version 10.5.8.
No, that's what apple distributes at the moment. You can get newer versions from http://xquartz.macosforge.org/ though.
Could you please open the Preferences dialog for X11 and look if you have a tab called 'Pasteboard'? If this is missing, you need to install the Localization files from http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki#a10.5.7 (they got left out when Apple distributed the last update for X11).
If you have the Pasteboard preferences for X11 available, go to the Inkscape FAQ and adjust the syncing features as described: i.e.
[x] Enable syncing [ ] Update Pasteboard when CLIPBOARD changes [x] Update CLIPBOARD when Pasteboard changes [x] Update PRIMARY when Pasteboard changes [ ] Update Pasteboard immediately when new text is selected
Also X11 programs as The Gimp can't work with copy pasting on this way.
I can remember that a few weeks ago I've searched the internet for alt funcionality in Inkscape Mac. That's working fine now (selecting layers under need layers). Maybe I messed up the X11 settings in order to use the alt button. Is that a possibility?
If you use a modified '~/.Xmodmap' file as explained in many forum comments it is very likely that you not only redefined the Option key to Alt but also swapped Command and Control? i.e. in X11 instead of crtl+v try cmd+v if this is the case.
If nothing works out, attach the '~/.Xmodmap' file you are currently using, and list your 'Input' settings in the X11 preferences dialog.
~suv