https://whynothugo.nl/tags/selection/Recent content in Selection on WhyNotHugoHugo -- gohugo.ioenTue, 16 Jan 2024 11:17:05 +0100https://whynothugo.nl/journal/2024/01/06/extended-usages-of-the-primary-selection/Sat, 06 Jan 2024 00:50:20 +0100https://whynothugo.nl/journal/2024/01/06/extended-usages-of-the-primary-selection/When some text is selected, it becomes the primary selection. Other applications can then access this primary selection. The most common usage is to paste it by middle clicking elsewhere, but that’s really the full extent of the interactions that are currently available1. There is a lot of unexplored potential in this feature. For example, it is perfectly feasible to have some desktop-wide special menu with actions that apply on it.