diff -r 90f0e34e7f11 main.c
--- a/main.c	Thu Feb 08 14:10:17 2007 +0100
+++ b/main.c	Sun Jun 17 14:10:16 2007 +0200
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/select.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
+#include <X11/Xatom.h>
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
 #include <X11/keysym.h>
 
@@ -43,6 +45,52 @@ static Item *curr = NULL;
 static Item *curr = NULL;
 static Window root;
 static Window win;
+
+static void *
+emallocz(unsigned int size) {
+	void *res = calloc(1, size);
+
+	if(!res) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "fatal: could not malloc() %u bytes\n", size);
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+	return res;
+}
+
+static unsigned char *
+getselection(unsigned long offset, unsigned long *len, unsigned long *remain) {
+	Display *dpy;
+	Atom xa_clip_string;
+	Window w;
+	XEvent ev;
+	Atom typeret;
+	int format;
+	unsigned char *data;
+	unsigned char *result = NULL;
+
+	dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
+	if(!dpy)
+		return NULL;
+	xa_clip_string = XInternAtom(dpy, "BLITZ_SEL_STRING", False);
+	w = XCreateSimpleWindow(dpy, DefaultRootWindow(dpy), 10, 10, 200, 200,
+			1, CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent);
+	XConvertSelection(dpy, XA_PRIMARY, XA_STRING, xa_clip_string,
+			w, CurrentTime);
+	XFlush(dpy);
+	XNextEvent(dpy, &ev);
+	if(ev.type == SelectionNotify && ev.xselection.property != None) {
+		XGetWindowProperty(dpy, w, ev.xselection.property, offset, 4096L, False,
+				AnyPropertyType, &typeret, &format, len, remain, &data);
+		if(*len) {
+			result = emallocz(sizeof(unsigned char) * *len);
+			memcpy(result, data, *len);
+		}
+		XDeleteProperty(dpy, w, ev.xselection.property);
+	}
+	XDestroyWindow(dpy, w);
+	XCloseDisplay(dpy);
+	return result;
+}
 
 static void
 calcoffsets(void) {
@@ -162,6 +210,25 @@ kpress(XKeyEvent * e) {
 			|| IsMiscFunctionKey(ksym) || IsPFKey(ksym)
 			|| IsPrivateKeypadKey(ksym))
 		return;
+
+	/* handle clipboard */
+	if ((e->state & ControlMask) && (ksym == XK_i)) {
+		int len, offset, remain;
+		char *data;
+		len = offset = remain = 0;
+		do {
+			data = getselection(offset, &len, &remain);
+			for(i = 0; i < len; i++)
+				text[i] = data[i];
+			offset += len;
+			free(data);
+		}
+		while(remain);
+		text[len]='\0';
+		match(text);
+		drawmenu();
+		return;
+	}
 	/* first check if a control mask is omitted */
 	if(e->state & ControlMask) {
 		switch (ksym) {
@@ -489,3 +556,4 @@ UninitializedEnd:
 	XCloseDisplay(dpy);
 	return ret;
 }
+