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This modules provides generalized and specialized functions for this task. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="section1" >Synopsis</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="body" ><TABLE CLASS="vanilla" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3ApasteSelection" >pasteSelection</A > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3ApasteString" >pasteString</A > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3ApasteChar" >pasteChar</A > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeyMask" >KeyMask</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AChar" >Char</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3AsendKey" >sendKey</A > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeyMask" >KeyMask</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeySym" >KeySym</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3AsendKeyWindow" >sendKeyWindow</A > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeyMask" >KeyMask</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeySym" >KeySym</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AWindow" >Window</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3AnoModMask" >noModMask</A > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeyMask" >KeyMask</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="section1" ><A NAME="1" ><A NAME="1" >Usage </A ></A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" ><P >Import this module into your xmonad.hs as usual: </P ><PRE > import XMonad.Util.Paste </PRE ><P >And use the functions. They all return <TT ><A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A ></TT > (), and so are appropriate for use as keybindings. Example: </P ><PRE > , ((m, xK_d), pasteString "foo bar") ] </PRE ><P >Don't expect too much of the functions; they probably don't work on complex texts. </P ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:pasteSelection" ><A NAME="v%3ApasteSelection" ></A ></A ><B >pasteSelection</B > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/XMonad-Util-Paste.html#pasteSelection" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" >Paste the current X mouse selection. Note that this uses <TT ><A HREF="XMonad-Util-XSelection.html#v%3AgetSelection" >getSelection</A ></TT > from <A HREF="XMonad-Util-XSelection.html" >XMonad.Util.XSelection</A > and so is heir to its flaws. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:pasteString" ><A NAME="v%3ApasteString" ></A ></A ><B >pasteString</B > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/XMonad-Util-Paste.html#pasteString" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" >Send a string to the window which is currently focused. This function correctly handles capitalization. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:pasteChar" ><A NAME="v%3ApasteChar" ></A ></A ><B >pasteChar</B > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeyMask" >KeyMask</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AChar" >Char</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/XMonad-Util-Paste.html#pasteChar" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" ><P >Send a character to the current window. This is more low-level. Remember that you must handle the case of capitalization appropriately. That is, from the window's perspective: </P ><PRE > pasteChar mod2Mask 'F' ~> "f" </PRE ><P >You would want to do something like: </P ><PRE > pasteChar shiftMask 'F' </PRE ><P >Note that this function makes use of <TT ><A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Xlib-Misc.html#v%3AstringToKeysym" >stringToKeysym</A ></TT >, and so will probably have trouble with any <TT ><A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AChar" >Char</A ></TT > outside ASCII. </P ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:sendKey" ><A NAME="v%3AsendKey" ></A ></A ><B >sendKey</B > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeyMask" >KeyMask</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeySym" >KeySym</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/XMonad-Util-Paste.html#sendKey" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:sendKeyWindow" ><A NAME="v%3AsendKeyWindow" ></A ></A ><B >sendKeyWindow</B > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeyMask" >KeyMask</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeySym" >KeySym</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AWindow" >Window</A > -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/xmonad-0.9.1/XMonad-Core.html#t%3AX" >X</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/ghc-prim-0.2.0.0/GHC-Unit.html#t%3A%28%29" >()</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/XMonad-Util-Paste.html#sendKeyWindow" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" >The primitive. Allows you to send any combination of <TT ><A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeyMask" >KeyMask</A ></TT > and <TT ><A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeySym" >KeySym</A ></TT > to any <TT ><A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AWindow" >Window</A ></TT > you specify. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:noModMask" ><A NAME="v%3AnoModMask" ></A ></A ><B >noModMask</B > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeyMask" >KeyMask</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/XMonad-Util-Paste.html#noModMask" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" ><P >A null <TT ><A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/X11-1.5.0.0/Graphics-X11-Types.html#t%3AKeyMask" >KeyMask</A ></TT >. Used when you don't want a character or string shifted, control'd, or what. </P ><P >TODO: This really should be a function in the X11 binding. When noModMask shows up there, remove. </P ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="botbar" >Produced by <A HREF="http://www.haskell.org/haddock/" >Haddock</A > version 2.6.1</TD ></TR ></TABLE ></BODY ></HTML >