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From: eric@topaz.UUCP
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Subject: Re: to clipboard or not to clipboard
Message-ID: <7737@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU>
Date: Fri, 12-Dec-86 00:33:13 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 12 00:33:13 1986
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>I'd been thinking about adding access to the clipboard to mg. But this
>makes it seem like a bad idea. The general rule would seem to be: "If
>it deals with IFF format files, make it deal with the clipboard.
>Otherwise, don't bother."
>
>Anyone got any comments? Why should something like emacs use the
>clipboard, when you can insert any DOS file? Can someone see what good
>it would do?
>
>	Thanx,
>