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store or retrieve the clipboard contents in response to timer or
non-user-input events.
+ \i Since there is no standard way to copy and paste files between
+ applications on X11, various MIME types and conventions are currently
+ in use. For instance, Nautilus expects files to be supplied with a
+ \c{x-special/gnome-copied-files} MIME type with data beginning with
+ the cut/copy action, a newline character, and the URL of the file.
+
\endlist
\section1 Notes for Mac OS X Users