Its would be a great solution but i think that its a solution that requires a lot of work, and would be incompatible with other distributions. Somebody knows the internal structure of XServer to say if i am in a error?
2010/5/24 J Bruni <[email protected]> > Wondering aloud.... > > If the application that owns the clipboard provides its contents > (unavailable once it is closed)... > > What if we always make Xserver itself be this application (the owner of > the contents), and thus always serve its contents (always available!) > > i.e., when the user copies (CTRL+C) or cuts (CTRL+V) instead of stopping > at the point where the current application is "flagged as owner"... just > go ahead and transfer contents + ownership to Xserver.... so, when the > user pastes (CTRL+V) elsewhere, it will retrieve contents from > Xserver... it doesn't matter if source application is opened or > closed... > > Makes sense? > > Do we need a more complicated "design" for the solution? Or can we move > forward by finding out how to implement the idea above? > > -- > MASTER Copy-Paste doesn't work if the source is closed before the paste > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/11334 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of a duplicate bug. > > Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Invalid > Status in X.Org X server: Confirmed > Status in Ubuntu: Confirmed > > Bug description: > ===+++ _____________________ ! ALL USERS ! _____________________ +++=== > ===+++ READ THIS BEFORE MAKING A COMMENT OR MODIFICATION +++=== > > IMPORTANT 1: Please see the WORKAROUND a few lines below. > > IMPORTANT 2: Please don't post any "me too message"; use the "Does this bug > affect you?" feature you can find a bit above this bug description on > launchpad. > > IMPORTANT 3: Do not post anything if you haven't read all comments to > verify that your point hasn't been made. If you feel tempted to stop reading > because there are too many messages, that is a strong indicator that you > shouldn't add even more comments. Developers have a tough time to find > anything if you post redundant stuff. So please abstain from doing that. > > *** WORKAROUND *** > --------------------------- > Install klipper, glipper, parcellite or xfce4-clipman > > -------------------------------------------- > > When I copy (Ctrl + C, or right click and "Copy") text from somewhere and > after that close the program where it is, the clipboard gets empty. > > Steps to reproduce in gedit : > 1. Pick any text field that supports copying, copy some text. > 2. Paste into any other text field. > 3. It works. > 4. Close the source window or program. > 5. Paste now does nothing. > > This bug will happen in any application that doesn't comply with the > clipboard specification from FreeDesktop. > http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/ClipboardManager > > There was also previous considerations about improving xserver-xorg > clipboard, which would reduce adaptation work from upstream projects to > comply with the specification. > Xorg : https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25220 > http://www.x.org/wiki/CutAndPaste > > ******** Actual Status : ******** > ----- Not fixed : ------ > OpenOffice : http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=63092 > GIMP | GTK+ : http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=510230 > Chromium : http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=32291 > Gnucash : http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=510205 > Inkscape : ??? > > ++++ Fixed : +++++ > Firefox, Thunderbird, Sunbird (Xulrunner) : Fixed in 1.9.3 trunk > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=311340 > Evolution : Fixed in 2.29 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=258374 > Pidgin : Fixed > Gedit : Fixed > Most Gnome apps, Fixed > ************************************* > > > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/11334/+subscribe > -- Julio_Sao XD -- MASTER Copy-Paste doesn't work if the source is closed before the paste https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/11334 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- desktop-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
