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copy-paste between client and host
Hi,
I propose that copy/paste between VMs be implemented somehow directly in QEMU.
This has been discussed repeatedly elsewhere; various solutions are proposed. See below.
As it is, each user has to do their own research and testing if they are to find a solution. This makes the product frustratingly unattractive for many.
Most solutions involve either running vnc and using a vnc client that supports copy/paste (this can be tricky to find itself), or running some other tcp-based copy-paste application.
For many users, the networking in a client VM is unimportant--they just want to run some application there, and setting up netoworking in a VM itself can be an issue. Most of these solutions rely on un-maintained software, and some require that other software be installed to make them work (Basic interpreter, Java, etc). Any of these solutions take some work to set up.
I can tell you, the absence of a copy/paste mechanism makes the project an immediate no-go for many users. I work with a guy who spent a lot of time trying, gave up, and switched to VirtualBox for this exact reason.
It would be much better if copy/paste worked out of the box. Ideally, it should work independently of networking.
Cheers!
Some discussions and proposed solutions:
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http://qemu-forum.ipi.fi/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=161
Somebody suggests VNC into the virtual host, and use vncviewer
Somebody else suggests TCP/IP Clipboard (text editor with tcp/ip)
http://qemu-forum.ipi.fi/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2626
primitive app for sharing text across machines (in Basic)
http://homepage.mac.com/bnej/shareclip/
http://borderworlds.dk/blog/20070217-00.html
Says doesn't know a good solution but points to unmaintained package
Qemu Guest Tools
http://wolfpackally.wo.funpic.de/qemu/qgt/
http://bonzoli.com/docs/How_to_setup_Qemu_on_Fedora_8.html
proposes Java remoteclip running on client and server
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/rcm/WWW/RemoteClip/
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