NAME

DtEditorCopyToClipboard − copy the primary selection in a DtEditor widget to the clipboard

SYNOPSIS

#include <Dt/Editor.h>
Boolean DtEditorCopyToClipboard(Widget widget);

DESCRIPTION

The DtEditorCopyToClipboard() function copies the currently selected text in the DtEditor widget specified by widget to the OSF/Motif clipboard.  Text can be selected and deselect programmatically with DtEditorSelectAll(3) and DtEditorDeselect(3). 

The widget argument specifies the DtEditor widget ID. 

For a complete definition of the DtEditor widget and its associated resources, see DtEditor(3). 

RETURN VALUE

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Upon successful completion, the DtEditorCopyToClipboard() function returns False if the primary selection is NULL, or if the widget does not own the primary selection, or if the function is unable to gain ownership of the clipboard selection; otherwise, it returns True. 

SEE ALSO

DtEditor(5), DtEditor(3), DtEditorClearSelection(3), DtEditorCutToClipboard(3), DtEditorDeleteSelection(3), DtEditorDeselect(3), DtEditorPasteFromClipboard(3), DtEditorSelectAll(3), DtEditorUndoEdit(3). 
 
 
 
 

  —  3 May 1994