--- a/util.c	Tue Jul 11 13:02:22 2006 +0200
+++ b/util.c	Tue Jul 11 13:21:57 2006 +0200
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <X11/Xatom.h>
 
 #include "util.h"
 
@@ -147,3 +148,40 @@
 	}
 	wait(0);
 }
+
+
+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(0);
+	if(!dpy)
+		return NULL;
+	xa_clip_string = XInternAtom(dpy, "_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 = emalloc(sizeof(unsigned char) * *len);
+			memcpy(result, data, *len);
+		}
+		XDeleteProperty(dpy, w, ev.xselection.property);
+	}
+	XDestroyWindow(dpy, w);
+	XCloseDisplay(dpy);
+	return result;
+}