Re: Cut to clipboard

In article <5379794045john@jaharrison.me.uk>, John Harrison
<john@jaharrison.me.uk> wrote:
> In article <20ed3b7953.harriet@blueyonder.co.uk>, Harriet Bazley
> <lists@orange.wingsandbeaks.org.uk> wrote:

> > ... it *is* possible already to select a section, cut it to the
> > clipboard, and paste it elsewhere. It would be nice (and safer) if
> > overtyping had the same effect. The main argument I can see against
> > it is that people might conceivably want to copy text to the
> > clipboard, delete a block of text by overtyping with a backspace, and
> > then paste the former clipboard contents;

> I would strongly support the argument against it.

Then perhaps it should be configurable, where it exists.

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