On 1/26/20 6:32 PM, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
On 2020-01-26 17:55, Gordon Messmer wrote:
> On 1/25/20 3:40 PM, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
>> Anyone know what the system calls are to write and read from the
>> primary and secondary clipboards?
>
>
> It's not really that simple (and as Samuel pointed out, not a system
> call). Applications can set the clipboard contents to a list of data
> types that they can export their "copied" data as, so reading may mean
> connecting to the application that owns the clipboard, asking for a
> list of data types, selecting one that's supported, and then asking
> for that type specifically.
>
>
https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk3-Clipboards.html
I see what you mean!
Why are you looking for this?