x-lost-selection-functions

x-lost-selection-functions is a variable defined in `C source code'.
Its value is
nil

  • This variable may be risky if used as a file-local variable.

Documentation:
A list of functions to be called when Emacs loses an X selection.
(This happens when some other X client makes its own selection
or when a Lisp program explicitly clears the selection.)
The functions are called with one argument, the selection type
(a symbol, typically `PRIMARY', `SECONDARY', or `CLIPBOARD').