On 2012-01-24 11:47 +0100, Sylvain wrote: > 2012/1/24 <bhas...@unixindia.com>: >> Hi all, >> >> I am seeing this issue on my debian wheezy/sid. The clipboard contents are >> disappearing when the window is closed. Can someone help me please if they >> have to faced this issue ? >> >> Steps: >> open any window application (even xterm ) >> Mark the contents of the window (which is copying ) >> >> a) Close this window and open another window and try to paste the copied >> text. The copied text has disappeared and last text is remembered and >> pasted! >> b) before closing the window if you try to paste the paste works fine. >> >> thanks all > > I think that's the normal behaviour of X (as strange as it seems).
For some technical background on this, see Jamie Zawinski's essay on http://www.jwz.org/doc/x-cut-and-paste.html. Very informative. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87ty3lnzar....@turtle.gmx.de
