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Diffstat (limited to 'FL')
| -rw-r--r-- | FL/Fl.H | 18 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -689,11 +689,19 @@ public: */ static void copy(const char* stuff, int len, int clipboard = 0); // platform dependent /** - Pastes the data from the selection clipboard (0) or the copy clipboard (1) - into receiver. - The selection clipboard is used for middle-mouse pastes and for - drag-and-drop selections. The copy clipboard is used for traditional - copy/cut/paste operations. + Pastes the data from the selection clipboard (0) or the copy clipboard (1) + into receiver. + Set things up so the receiver widget will be called with an FL_PASTE event some + time in the future for the specified clipboard. The receiver + should be prepared to be called \e directly by this, or for + it to happen \e later, or possibly <i>not at all</i>. This + allows the window system to take as long as necessary to retrieve + the paste buffer (or even to screw up completely) without complex + and error-prone synchronization code in FLTK. + + The selection clipboard is used for middle-mouse pastes and for + drag-and-drop selections. The copy clipboard is used for traditional + copy/cut/paste operations. */ static void paste(Fl_Widget &receiver, int clipboard /*=0*/); // platform dependent /** |