diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 84321fc..0b52af4 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 
 int run;
@@ -29,7 +31,40 @@ void quit() {
 	run = 0;
 }
 
-void send_selection(Display *display, XSelectionRequestEvent *sre, Atom utf8) {
+void get_selection(Display *display, Window window, Atom property) {
+	Atom da, incr, type;
+	int di;
+	unsigned long size, dul;
+	unsigned char *prop_ret = NULL;
+
+	XGetWindowProperty(display, window, property, 0, 0, 0, AnyPropertyType,
+			&type, &di, &dul, &size, &prop_ret);
+	XFree(prop_ret);
+
+	incr = XInternAtom(display, "INCR", 0);
+	if(type == incr)
+	{
+		// increment size of buffer
+		return;
+	}
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	printf("Property size: %lu\n", size);
+#endif
+	XGetWindowProperty(display, window, property, 0, size, 0, AnyPropertyType,
+			&da, &di, &dul, &dul, &prop_ret);
+	free(data);
+	data = malloc(size);
+	strcpy(data, (void*)prop_ret);
+	data_size = size;
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	printf("Received data: %s\n", (char*)data);
+#endif
+	XFree(prop_ret);
+	XDeleteProperty(display, window, property);
+}
+
+/*void send_selection(Display *display, XSelectionRequestEvent *sre, Atom utf8) {
 	XSelectionEvent se;
 	time_t now_tm;
 	char *now;
@@ -46,7 +81,7 @@ void send_selection(Display *display, XSelectionRequestEvent *sre, Atom utf8) {
 
 	XChangeProperty(display, sre->requestor, sre->property, utf8, 8, PropModeReplace, data, data_size);
 
-}
+}*/
 
 int main() {
 	Display *display;
@@ -54,6 +89,8 @@ int main() {
 	int screen;
 	Atom selection, utf8, clip_property;
 	XEvent event;
+	data = NULL;
+	data_size = 0;
 
 	// get current X display
 	display = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
@@ -81,7 +118,7 @@ int main() {
 	{
 		// take ownership of clipboard while copying contents
 #ifdef DEBUG
-		printf("Current owner: 0x%1X\n", owner);
+		printf("Current owner: 0x%1X\n", (unsigned int)owner);
 #endif
 		XConvertSelection(display, selection, utf8,
 				clip_property, clip_win, CurrentTime);
@@ -97,36 +134,31 @@ int main() {
 	while(run)
 	{
 		XNextEvent(display, &event);
-		XSelectionRequestEvent *sre;
+		/*XSelectionRequestEvent *sre;*/
 		XSelectionEvent *se;
 		switch(event.type)
 		{
 			case SelectionClear:
 				// if someone else took the clipboard, regain ownership
-#ifdef DEBUG
-				printf("Lost selection.\n");
-#endif
 				XConvertSelection(display, selection, utf8,
 						clip_property, clip_win, CurrentTime);
 				break;
 			case SelectionNotify:
+				// we've been sent the new CLIPBOARD, now we take ownership of it
 				se = (XSelectionEvent*)&event.xselection;
 				if(se->property == None)
 					fprintf(stderr, "Conversion impossible.");
 				else
-				{
-					// TODO: handle new clipboard information
-				}
+					get_selection(display, clip_win, clip_property);
 				XSetSelectionOwner(display, selection, clip_win, CurrentTime);
 				break;
 			case SelectionRequest:
 				// respond to request for clipboard
-				sre = (XSelectionRequestEvent*) &event.xselectionrequest;
+				/*sre = (XSelectionRequestEvent*) &event.xselectionrequest;*/
 #ifdef DEBUG
-				printf("New selection request:\n"
-						"  requestor: 0x%1x\n", sre->requestor);
+				/*printf("New selection request:\n"
+						"  requestor: 0x%1x\n", (unsigned int)sre->requestor);*/
 #endif
-				send_selection(display, sre, utf8);
 				break;
 		}
 	}