+static void selection_notify(XEvent *e) {
+       unsigned long nitems;
+       unsigned long length;
+       int format, res;
+       unsigned char *data;
+       Atom type;
+
+       res = XGetWindowProperty(xw.dis, xw.win, XA_PRIMARY, 0, 0, False, 
+                               AnyPropertyType, &type, &format, &nitems, &length, &data);
+       switch(res) {
+               case BadAtom:
+               case BadValue:
+               case BadWindow:
+                       fprintf(stderr, "Invalid paste, XGetWindowProperty0");
+                       return;
+       }
+
+       res = XGetWindowProperty(xw.dis, xw.win, XA_PRIMARY, 0, length, False,
+                               AnyPropertyType, &type, &format, &nitems, &length, &data);
+       switch(res) {
+               case BadAtom:
+               case BadValue:
+               case BadWindow:
+                       fprintf(stderr, "Invalid paste, XGetWindowProperty0");
+                       return;
+       }
+
+       if(data) {
+               ttywrite((const char *) data, nitems * format / 8);
+               XFree(data);
+       }
+}
+
+static void selpaste() {
+       XConvertSelection(xw.dis, XA_PRIMARY, XA_STRING, XA_PRIMARY, xw.win, CurrentTime);
+}
+
+static void selection_request(XEvent *e)
+{
+       XSelectionRequestEvent *xsre;
+       XSelectionEvent xev;
+       int res;
+       Atom xa_targets;
+
+       xsre = (XSelectionRequestEvent *) e;
+       xev.type = SelectionNotify;
+       xev.requestor = xsre->requestor;
+       xev.selection = xsre->selection;
+       xev.target = xsre->target;
+       xev.time = xsre->time;
+       /* reject */
+       xev.property = None;
+
+       xa_targets = XInternAtom(xw.dis, "TARGETS", 0);
+       if(xsre->target == xa_targets) {
+               /* respond with the supported type */
+               Atom string = XA_STRING;
+               res = XChangeProperty(xsre->display, xsre->requestor, xsre->property, XA_ATOM, 32,
+                               PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) &string, 1);
+               switch(res) {
+                       case BadAlloc:
+                       case BadAtom:
+                       case BadMatch:
+                       case BadValue:
+                       case BadWindow:
+                               fprintf(stderr, "Error in selection_request, TARGETS");
+                               break;
+                       default:
+                               xev.property = xsre->property;
+               }
+       } else if(xsre->target == XA_STRING) {
+               res = XChangeProperty(xsre->display, xsre->requestor, xsre->property,
+                               xsre->target, 8, PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) sel.clip,
+                               strlen(sel.clip));
+               switch(res) {
+                       case BadAlloc:
+                       case BadAtom:
+                       case BadMatch:
+                       case BadValue:
+                       case BadWindow:
+                               fprintf(stderr, "Error in selection_request, XA_STRING");
+                               break;
+                       default:
+                        xev.property = xsre->property;
+               }
+       }
+
+       /* all done, send a notification to the listener */
+       res = XSendEvent(xsre->display, xsre->requestor, True, 0, (XEvent *) &xev);
+       switch(res) {
+               case 0:
+               case BadValue:
+               case BadWindow:
+                       fprintf(stderr, "Error in selection_requested, XSendEvent");
+       }
+}
+