linux x11 copy paste event

  1. Include the necessary header files for X11 and clipboard operations.

  2. Open a connection to the X server using XOpenDisplay.

  3. Get the default screen of the X server using XDefaultScreen.

  4. Create a window using XCreateSimpleWindow, specifying the parent window, position, size, border width, border color, and background color.

  5. Map the window to make it visible using XMapWindow.

  6. Select the events to monitor for the window using XSelectInput, specifying the types of events to be captured.

  7. Create an Atom for the clipboard selection using XInternAtom.

  8. Set the clipboard owner using XSetSelectionOwner, specifying the window, the clipboard atom, the time, and the revert to flag.

  9. Handle the SelectionRequest event to respond to requests for clipboard data.

  10. Handle the SelectionClear event to release ownership of the clipboard.

  11. Handle other events such as PropertyNotify to receive clipboard data and notify the application.

  12. Close the connection to the X server using XCloseDisplay when done with clipboard operations.