Function

Summary

Sets the contents of the system clipboard.

Signature

set-clipboard self string => result

Arguments

self

A displayed CAPI pane or interface.

string

A string.

Values

result

A string, or nil .

Description

The function set-clipboard sets the contents of the system clipboard to be the text of string .

In Windows applications (including LispWorks in Windows emulation mode), the contents of the system clipboard is usually accessed by the user with the Ctrl+V gesture.

The X clipboard can be accessed by running the program xclipboard or the Emacs function x-get-clipboard. The most likely explanation for apparent inconsistencies after set-clipboard is that the pasting application doesn't use the X clipboard.

See also

clipboard
selection