HP Remote Graphics Software 5.4.0 User Guide

applications, you will need to perform cut or copy actions by Highlighting the text of interest and
selecting the Cut or Copy action normally found in the application's "Edit" menu.
Following installation, Remote Clipboard on Windows can be enabled or disabled via a toggle in the
Receiver's controls.
Remote Clipboard on Linux is installed by default and is enabled or disabled via a toggle in the
Receiver's controls.
Both cut and paste, and copy and paste, are supported in the following scenarios at RGS 5.3.0:
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Between a Local Window and a Remote Display Window (in both directions) — The Remote
Computer may be running Windows or Linux. The Local Computer must be running Windows.
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Between two Remote Display Windows (in both directions) — In this case, the Local Computer can
be running either Windows or Linux; the Remote Computers may be running Windows or Linux.
NOTE: For simplicity, the phrase “cut and paste” is used hereafter to refer to both cut and paste,
as well as copy and paste.
The Enable remote clipboard checkbox under the Clipboard tab in the Receiver Control Panel
allows the user to enable or disable Remote Clipboard (see
Figure 6-25 Enable remote clipboard
checkbox on page 138).
Figure 6-25 Enable remote clipboard checkbox
See Receiver Remote Clipboard properties on page 169 and Sender clipboard property
on page 180, for information on the Remote Clipboard properties.
6.8.1 Remote Clipboard data transfers
Figure 6-26 Transfer of data when a cut and paste is performed from a Remote Display Window to a
Local Window on page 139 shows the data transfer that occurs when a cut and paste is performed
using Remote Clipboard. In this example, the cut occurs from within the Remote Computer application
(as initiated from the Remote Display Window), and the paste occurs into the Local Computer
application (via the Local Window). When the cut is performed, the data that is cut from the Remote
Computer application is transferred to the clipboard on the Remote Computer. When the paste occurs,
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