selection_request Event

The fields that can be unified in selection_request events are:

  1. type(T) unifies T with selection_request.
  2. serial(S) unifies S with the serial number of the last request processed by the server.
  3. send_event(B) unifies B, a boolean value, with one of

    true
    If the event was sent by another client.
    false
    If the event was sent by the server.
  4. display(D) unifies D with the ProXL Display the event was read from.
  5. owner(O) unifies O with the ProXL Window that owns the selection.
  6. requester(R) unifies R with the ProXL Window that requests the selection.
  7. selection(S) unifies S with the atom name of the selection requested
  8. target(T) unifies T with the atom name for the data type the selection is requested in.
  9. property(P) unifies P with the atom name of the property on which the translated data should be stored.
  10. time(T) unifies T with the server time, in milliseconds, when the selection was requested.