Index: /home/theeth/bf-blender/blender/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_userdef_types.h
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--- /home/theeth/bf-blender/blender/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_userdef_types.h	(revision 13988)
+++ /home/theeth/bf-blender/blender/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_userdef_types.h	(working copy)
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@
 // old flag for #define USER_KEYINSERTNEED		(1 << 19)
 #define USER_ZOOM_TO_MOUSEPOS	(1 << 20)
 #define USER_SHOW_FPS			(1 << 21)
+#define USER_MMB_PASTE			(1 << 22)
 
 /* Auto-Keying mode */
 	/* AUTOKEY_ON is a bitflag */
Index: /home/theeth/bf-blender/blender/source/blender/src/drawtext.c
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--- /home/theeth/bf-blender/blender/source/blender/src/drawtext.c	(revision 13988)
+++ /home/theeth/bf-blender/blender/source/blender/src/drawtext.c	(working copy)
@@ -1547,13 +1547,16 @@
 		}
 	} else if (event==MIDDLEMOUSE) {
 		if (val) {
-			#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__)
-				do_textscroll(st, 1);
-			#else
+			if (U.uiflag & USER_MMB_PASTE)
+			{
 				do_selection(st, G.qual&LR_SHIFTKEY);
 				get_selection_buffer(text);
 				do_draw= 1;
-			#endif
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				do_textscroll(st, 1);
+			}
 		}
 	} else if (event==RIGHTMOUSE) {
 		if (val) {
Index: /home/theeth/bf-blender/blender/source/blender/src/space.c
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--- /home/theeth/bf-blender/blender/source/blender/src/space.c	(revision 13988)
+++ /home/theeth/bf-blender/blender/source/blender/src/space.c	(working copy)
@@ -3685,6 +3685,11 @@
 			(xpos+edgsp+(3*mpref)+(4*midsp)),y3,mpref,buth,
 			&(U.flag), 0, 0, 0, 0,
 			"Emulates Middle Mouse with Alt+LeftMouse (doesnt work with Left Mouse Select option)");
+		uiDefButBitI(block, TOG, USER_MMB_PASTE, B_DRAWINFO, "Paste on MMB",
+			(xpos+edgsp+(3*mpref)+(4*midsp)),y2,mpref,buth,
+			&(U.uiflag), 0, 0, 0, 0,
+			"In text window, paste with MMB instead of panning");
+		uiBlockEndAlign(block);
 		
 		uiBlockBeginAlign(block);
 		uiDefButBitI(block, TOG, USER_SHOW_ROTVIEWICON, B_DRAWINFO, "Mini Axis",