#!/bin/bash xdotool key --delay 0 ctrl+c SELECTION=`xsel -b` CHOICE=$(kdialog --combobox "Formatting option:" "Italics" "Bold") if [ "${CHOICE}" = "Italics" ] then echo ""${SELECTION}"" | xsel -b -i elif [ "${CHOICE}" = "Bold" ] then echo ""${SELECTION}"" | xsel -b -i fi xdotool key --delay 0 ctrl+v xdotool key --delay 0 BackSpace