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@@ -106,4 +106,11 @@ app you did a cut/copy from removes the cut/copied data from the
clipboard, since the selection protocol is asynchronous and requires
the source app to provide the data at paste time. The solution here
would be a standardized protocol for a "clipboard daemon" so that apps
-could hand off their data to a daemon when they exit.
+could hand off their data to a daemon when they exit. Or
+alternatively, you can run an application such as xclipboard which
+constantly "harvests" clipboard selections.
+
+References:
+ - the ICCCM, obviously
+ - http://www.xfree86.org/~keithp/talks/selection.ps
+ - http://www.jwz.org/doc/x-cut-and-paste.html